Sherry-garlic Beef And Mushrooms

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs beef tenderloin or 2 lbs sirloin beef, well trimmed, cut into bite sized pieces
• coarse salt and pepper
• 20 large mushroom caps
• 1 cup dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 place parsley and peeled garlic in food processor and chop.
• 2 heat a large, heavy skillet over high heat.
• 3 to the hot skillet, add about 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
• 4 add meat and sear the pieces on all sides to brown it evenly.
• 5 add half of the garlic and parsley mixture to the pan and stir to distribute evenly.
• 6 season meat with salt and pepper.
• 7 add 1/2 cup sherry and stir to deglaze the pan.
• 8 transfer to a serving dish and cover with loose foil to keep warm. return pan to heat.
• 9 repeat the same process with the mushrooms: add extra-virgin olive oil to the pan.
• 10 add mushrooms, cook 3 or 4 minutes to char edges and soften, add parsley and garlic, then salt and pepper, then sherry.
• 11 reduce sherry while scraping up pan drippings.
• 12 pour over meat in serving dish.