Ingredients
2 Tbs. olive oil
Large Filet mignon like you get in Costco. Enough to feed ten.
1 1/4 lb small potatoes
6 carrots made into thick rounds
4 shallots peeled and halved
6 garlic cloves
2-3 Thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
7 Tbs. butter
1 cup vegetable or beef broth
Preparation
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Heat olive oil in lg. pan with lid add potatoes, shallots, garlic, carrots and saute over med. heat.
*Add thyme and bay leaf.
*Cover, then cook stirring 15 min.
*Season with salt and pepper.
*Add half butter to oven-proof roasting pan. Brown meat on all sides in high heat. (I browned over cooktop)
*Let roast cook in oven for 20 min.
*Remove and let rest with foil covering ten minutes more.
*Transfer to carving board.
*Deglaze roasting pan with broth adding the rest of the butter.
*Add the rest of the vegetables to the pan and return all to oven for 5 minutes to heat up.
