Pan Roasted Filet Mignon with Rum-Red Chile Sauce with Wild Mushroom Rice

  • Level: Easy
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Ingredients

Rum-Red Chile Sauce:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 shallots, minced

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 cup Meyer's dark rum

5 cups chicken stock

2 tablespoons ancho puree

2 tablespoons molasses

Salt and pepper, to taste

Beef tenderloin:

1 (5 pound) beef tenderloin

Salt and pepper, to taste

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Wild Mushroom Rice:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps cut 1/4-inch thick

2 large portobello mushrooms, stems removed and caps cut 1/4-inch thick

1/2 pound oyster mushrooms, stems removed and caps cut 1/4-inch thick

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 Spanish onion, finely chopped

3 cups converted rice

7 cups chicken stock

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup porcini mushroom powder

Directions

  1. Melt the butter and olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the shallot and garlic and cook until soft. Add the rum and reduce to 1/4 cup. Add the stock, bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Whisk in the remaining ingredients and simmer until reduced to 2 cups.

Beef tenderloin:

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Season tenderloin with salt and pepper on both sides. Place a large ovenproof skillet over high heat, melt the butter and sear tenderloin on all sides. Place in oven and cook to desired doneness or for about 10 to 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted registers 125 degrees for medium rare.

Wild Mushroom Rice:

  1. Heat 3 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper to taste and saute until golden brown. In a medium saucepan heat remaining oil and butter over medium heat, add the onions and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat with the butter and oil. Add 6 cups of the stock, 1 teaspoon of salt and the porcini powder, bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat and cook until all the liquid is absorbed. Fold in the mushroom mixture, more stock if needed and season with salt and pepper to taste, cook to heat through, 5 minutes.

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Jennifer H.

Just delicious and simple to prepare. I might amp up the ancho chile puree just a tad as the molasses and rum add quite a bit of sweetness, but depends on the puree you make/use. If you don't have molasses on hand, ketjap manis is a terrific substitute (thanks Marcus Sammuelsson for the introduction to that product!) and the slight soy note makes for an intriguing addition! To go a bit simpler tonight, I made it with roast asparagus and mushrooms, instead of the rice - still great.

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