Skillet Filets Mignons

Ingredients

• 36 ounce beef tenderloin steaks 
• 0.3 cup butter divided
• 0.5 cup cooking sherry dry
• 1 leaf garnish: flat parsley sprigs fresh
• 8 ounce mushrooms fresh thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Sprinkle beef evenly with salt and freshly ground pepper.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add steaks, and cook 8 minutes. Turn and cook 5 more minutes or to desired degree of doneness.
3. Remove steaks from skillet, reserving drippings in pan. Keep steaks warm.
4. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium-high heat; add mushrooms, and saut 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Remove mushrooms from skillet.
6. Add sherry and cream to skillet; cook, stirring constantly, over high heat 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in mushrooms.
7. Serve mixture over beef; garnish, if desired.
8. *1/4 cup beef broth may be substituted.