Chilled Fillet of Beef with Sour Cream

• 4 pounds beef, filet mignon trimmed
• 1 x salt to taste
• 1 x black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons butter ivided
• 1 each carrots finely chopped
• 1 each leeks white part only, finely chopped
• 1 each celery stalks finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 3/4 pound bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 pound mushrooms sliced
• 1 tablespoon onions grated
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 teaspoons horseradish
• 1 tablespoon parsley leaves finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon chervil

1. Season beef with salt and pepper.
2. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
3. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small roasting pan.
4. Add carrot, leek and celery.
5. Saute over low heat 8 minutes.
6. Place beef in pan.
7. Bake in preheated 500 degree F oven 25 minutes.
8. Cool in pan juices 1 hour.
9. In medium skillet, heat oil and garlic.
10. Cook 1 minute.
11. Add bacon.
12. Saute until barely crisp.
13. Drain on paper towels.
14. Drain all but 3 tablespoons drippings.
15. Add mushrooms.
16. Cook over moderate heat 3 to 5 minutes.
17. Remove, drain and set aside.
18. Place cooled meat on cutting board, pouring pan juices into bowl.
19. Add remaining ingredients to pan juices, blending well.
20. Add bacon and mushrooms.
21. Taste for seasoning.
22. Cut wedge 1 inch wide and 1inch deep along top length of beef.
23. Remove long triangular wedge.
24. Spoon stuffing evenly into cavity, filling with about 3 tablespoons of stuffing.
25. Replace wedge.
26. Chill.
27. To serve, cut beef into 3/4 inch slices.
28. Accompany with remaining stuffing.

beef, salt, black pepper, butter, carrots, leeks, celery, vegetable oil, garlic, bacon, mushrooms, onions, sour cream, horseradish, parsley, thyme, chervil

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chilled-fillet-of-beef-sour-cre-33767 (may not work)