Recipe - El Yunque Filet Mignon With Rum Butter

4 Beef tenderloin steaks, 1.5"
thick, 6 ounce ea
3 tablespoon Cold butter, cut in 6 pcs
1 tablespoon Minced parsley
2/3 cup Dark rum
One fourth cup Minced shallots
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
One half teaspoon Crushed red pepper
One half teaspoon Salt
Sliced shallots, for garnish
small Potatoes, for garnish

Combine 1/3 cup rum, 2 tbsp shallots, 2 tsp lime juice and One fourth tsp red
pepper in shallow dish. Marinate steaks in rum mixture, 3060 minutes,
turning occasionally. Preheat broiler. Bring remaining ru m and shallots to
boil in small saucepan over medium heat; simmer 2 minutes. Stir in
remaining lime juice and red pepper. Reduce heat to low. Gradually whisk in
butter, 1 piece at a time, until mixtu re thickens. Stir in parsley.
Sprinkle both sides of steak with salt. Place steaks in shallow roasting
pan. Brush steak top with half of rum butter. Broil steaks 5 minutes. Turn
steaks, brush with re maining rum butter and broil 6 minutes longer for
rare, or to desired doneness. Place steaks on platter; spoon over pan
drippings. Let stand a few minutes before serving. Serve with shallots and
smal l potatoes, if desired.

Recipe by: Rums of Puerto Rico Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #579 by
"Master Harper Gaellon" gaellon@inch.com on Apr 19, 1997