Blue Cheese Crusted Filet Mignon

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 filet mignon steaks
• salt, pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 2/3 cup beef stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
• 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled,divided
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 4 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

1. preheat the broiler.
2. mix panko,4 oz blue cheese, parsley in a small dish, set aside.
3. in a saute pan add oil and 1 tbsp butter.
4. salt and pepper filets and cook about 5 mins per side for med rare, transfer to a baking dish.
5. pour liquid out of pan, then add 2 tbsp butter and shallots and garlic, cook until softened.
6. add wine, scraping up bits from the pan and reducing.
7. add stock, rosemary and cook until reduced by half.
8. stir in blue cheese. keep warm
9. top each filet with blue cheese mixture, broil for 3-5 minutes until browned.
10. place sauce on plates, add filets, top with toasted pine nuts.

olive oil, filet, salt, butter, shallots, garlic, red wine, beef stock, rosemary, breadcrumbs, blue cheese, parsley, pine nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/blue-cheese-crusted-filet-mignon-73948 (may not work)