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**Fillet of Beef with Sour Cream**

**INGREDIENTS**

1¾ pounds beef
  tenderloin

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons butter
  or margarine, divided

2 cups sliced
  mushrooms
  (about 6 ounces)

1 shallot, chopped

2 tablespoons red-wine
  vinegar

2 tablespoons capers

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon chopped
  fresh dill

**SERVES 4**

**Make Ahead**

You can prepare the meat
in step 1 up to 2 hours
before cooking.

**VARIATION**

This recipe is also
a delicious way
to prepare pork
tenderloins.

**1** Cut the beef tenderloin
into 12 pieces about
½ inch thick. Sprinkle
meat with salt and pepper.

**2** Melt 2 tablespoons of
butter in a large skillet
over medium-high heat.
Add meat. Cook, turning
once, until browned, about
4 minutes. Place steaks on
a serving platter.

**3** Add mushrooms to
skillet; stir well. Add
shallot. Cook, stirring, for
2 minutes. Add vinegar
and capers; stir well.

**4** Add sour cream to
skillet; stir. Let sauce
come to a simmer. Pour in
any juice from the meat.
Remove from heat. Add
remaining butter. Pour
sauce over meat. Sprinkle
with dill.

Make It Quicker

• Using kitchen shears
for chopping any fresh
herb, such as the dill
called for in this
recipe, is quicker and
neater than using a
knife and saves
cleanup time, since
there is no cutting
board to wash.

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