filet mignon w/ mushroom gratin

Filet of beef. It's so tender and juicy...just melts in your mouth! Combine the juiciness of the steak with wild mushrooms and Parmesan cheese and you have yourself a party for 1 in your taste buds.

This Filet Mignon w/ Mushroom Gratin is too delicious to describe so you're going to have to experience it for yourselves. I can guarantee though that this will fix most of life's social problems (but actually hurts in the $ department). Need to make up for forgetting an anniversary? Make the steak. Flunked a test badly? Eat the steak and you'll be in food coma. Want to impress your date that you can cook but you really can't? Cook the steak. What if they're vegetarian?... Get a new friend/spouse :)

Filet Mignon w/ Mushroom Gratin
By Gordon Ramsay, Serves 4

Ingredients:
- 4 filet mignon
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 1 clove of garlic, unpeeled
- oyster, shitake and portabella mushrooms (just buy the mix pack from the supermarket)
- 2 - 3 tablespoons chives, chopped
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 - 6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

1) Add olive oil to a pan and sweat down the shallots and garlic. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2) Add in mushroom blend, more olive oil if needed and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until mushrooms reduce in size and are browned. About 6 - 8 minutes.
3) Pour/drain the shallot, mushroom mixture to a separate bowl and remove the clove of garlic. You may not need to drain if the mushrooms absorbed enough of the olive oil
4) In a mixing bowl, whisk the heavy cream until at a soft peak stage.
5) Add in egg yolk, chives and then mushrooms. Fold over until you get a nice mixture. Add in a tablespoon of the Parmesan and fold. Set aside.
6) In a hot, ovenproof pan, add olive oil and cook the filet mignons for about 2 - 3 minutes until colored on all sides.
7) When the steaks are ready, spoon the gratin mixture over the steaks and top off with the rest of the grated Parmesan cheese. Place in the oven and cook for 6 - 7 minutes or until the top is browned.
8) Take the steak out, let rest for a little bit then serve.