Covered Filet Mignon

Name: Covered Filet Mignon
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound filet mignon (1.2 kg); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup butter; 200g of potato puree; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or cashews; 3 tablespoons Porto wine; 2 large potatoes; Olive oil for frying; Salt and pepper to taste

1
1 pound filet mignon (1.2 kg)
2
1/4 cup olive oil
3
1/4 cup butter
4
200g of potato puree
5
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or cashews
6
3 tablespoons Porto wine
7
2 large potatoes
8
Olive oil for frying
9
Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients

1
1 pound filet mignon (1.2 kg)
2
1/4 cup olive oil
3
1/4 cup butter
4
200g of potato puree
5
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or cashews
6
3 tablespoons Porto wine
7
2 large potatoes
8
Olive oil for frying
9
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1
Season the meat with salt and pepper
2
Heat a skillet with olive oil and butter over high heat
3
When hot, add the filet mignon and sear it on all sides
4
It should be well browned outside and pink inside (check by cutting it in half)
5
Mix the potato puree with walnuts and Porto wine
6
Cover the filet mignon with this paste and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 5 minutes
7
Peel the potatoes, cut them into thin slices, wash them well, dry them, and fry them in hot olive oil until golden brown
8
Drain on paper towels and spear each slice over the potato puree, decoratively
9
Reheat in the oven just before serving
10
(624 calories per portion)