Ingredients
- 1 tender beef fillet
- Bacon for wrapping
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the sauce:
- 7 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 pearl onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut the fillet into 1.5-inch rounds.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste on both sides.
- Wrap with bacon and secure with toothpicks.
- Heat a pan and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter. Fry for 3 minutes on each side to achieve a medium-rare finish.
- Remove from the pan and drain some fat, leaving approximately 1 tablespoon to prepare the sauce for better flavor.
- For the sauce, chop the onion and sauté it in the pan with the sliced mushrooms.
- Slice the mushrooms.
- Add the mushrooms to the onion, then add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Add the cup of wine.
- After a minute, add the heavy cream.
- Stir and place the fillets back in the pan to finish cooking in the sauce on both sides without letting the sauce dry out.
- According to your preference, cook the fillet to medium, medium-well, or well-done.