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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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