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      Title: Filets with Tarragon Butter
 Categories: Meats
      Yield: 2 servings
 
      4 tb Butter, softened
      2 tb Finely minced shallots
           -(about 2 whole)
      1 t  Dried tarragon
     12 oz Filet of beef (2 pieces
           -each, each 2" thick)
           Salt to taste
           Pepper to taste
      1 t  Olive oil
 
  TO PREPARE THE TARRAGON BUTTER: Saute the shallots in 1 teaspoon
  butter for 3-4 minutes, or until beginning to brown. Stir into the
  remaining butter, along with the tarragon. Divide into two mounds;
  flatten between sheets of wax paper. Place in the freezer.
  
  TO COOK THE STEAKS: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Heat the oil in a
  cast-iron skillet or oven-proof pan over high heat. Salt and pepper
  the filets. Brown on all sides. Put the pan in the oven; bake for 5
  minutes (for medium-rare). Let the steaks rest several hours before
  serving. When ready to serve, top with Tarragon Butter.
  
  Beef per serving: 306 calories, 43 grams protein, 0.1 grams
  carbohydrates, 0 grams fiber, 13.6 grams fat (4.7 grams saturated),
  360 milligrams sodium.
  
  Tarragon Butter per serving: 77 calories, 0.5 grams protein, 2 grams
  carbohydrates, 0.1 grams fiber, 7.7 grams fat (4.7 grams saturated), 2
  milligrams sodium.
 
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