Tournedos Medicis

Ingredients and Instructions

2 1/2 lb filet mignon steaks

3 tablespoons butter

2 thick slices white bread

1/2 cup mushrooms -- sliced

1 tablespoon parsley -- chopped

1/4 cup dry port

salt and pepper -- to taste

Cook bread slices in 1 1/2 T butter to brown on both sides. Remove to a warm dish. Add 1 T of butter to pan and cook steaks over high heat 3 mins on each side. Place each steak on a prepared slice of bread. Add 1/2 T butter to pan where steaks were cooked and sauter mushrooms. Stir in wine to deglaze pan. Season with salt and pepper and pour over steaks. Serve at once.