Beef with Mushrooms and Glazed Onions
- 3 pounds 1- to 2-inch pieces beef marrow bones
- 3 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
- 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
- 3/4 cup ruby Port
- 6 8-ounce filet mignon steaks (about 1 inch thick)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 18 ounces assorted fresh wild mushrooms (such as crimini, oyster and stemmed shiitake), sliced
- 3 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded, diced
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
- Glazed Onions
- Place marrow bones in large bowl.
- Cover with ice water.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Drain bones.
- Using small sharp knife, push marrow out through bones.
- Coarsely crumble enough marrow to equal 1 1/4 cups.
- Reserve bones and any remaining marrow for another use.
- Boil stock, wine and Port in heavy large saucepan until liquid is reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Working in batches, add steaks to skillet and cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer steaks to rimmed baking sheet.
- Cook steaks in oven to desired doneness, about 8 minutes for medium-rare.
- Tent with foil to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, discard excess oil in skillet.
- Whisk reduced stock mixture into skillet.
- Bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
- Strain sauce into small saucepan; discard solids.
- Add reserved 1 1/4 cups crumbled marrow to sauce; stir until melted.
- Keep sauce warm.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms, shallots and garlic; saute until mushrooms are golden brown and tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes and parsley.
- Season mushroom mixture with salt and pepper.
- Spoon sauce onto plates.
- Place steaks atop sauce.
- Spoon mushroom mixture over steaks.
- Surround with Glazed Onions and serve.
beef marrow, beef stock, red wine, ruby port, filet, olive oil, unsalted butter, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, parsley, onions
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beef-with-mushrooms-and-glazed-onions-5347 (may not work)