JACKIE'S FILET MIGNON ROAST

JACKIE'S FILET MIGNON ROAST image

Yield 10 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

*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.