Recipe: Admiral's Fillet of Beef

Recipes using Durkee Whole Thyme Leaves

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 6 - 8 onions, sliced
• 8 - 10 anchovies, coarsely chopped
• 12 - 15 black olives
• 3-4 tablespoons chopped ham
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup Madeira wine
• filet of beef
• butter and olive oil

1. Saute onions, add anchovies, ham, olives and seasonings.
2. Stir in egg yolks.
3. Cut slices not quite through the filet, stuff with the onion/anchovy/ham mix and tie.
4. Rub meat with butter. Roast in 350° oven about 50 minutes.
5. Skim fat from pan juices.
6. Add one cup Madeira wine and cook down.
7. Thicken with one cup basic brown sauce.
8. Correct seasoning.