mom's medallions of beef

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter
• 1 (3.5 pound) whole beef tenderloin, cut into 1-inch slices
• 1 (16 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup red , or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons beef base, or more as needed
• 1/2 pound shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 pound thinly sliced deli ham

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. cook beef slices in butter until browned completely, about 5 minutes per side. remove beef slices to a plate, reserving butter and drippings in the skillet.
• saute mushrooms and onion in the butter mixture until onions are clear, 5 to 7 minutes. push the vegetables to the edge of the skillet.
• stir red and beef baste into the butter mixture in the skillet; cook and stir, adding more beef base as needed, until the sauce is thickened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• arrange beef slices into the gravy. top each beef slice with a slice of ham. top the ham with monterey jack cheese. put a lid on the skillet and cook until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• remove medallions to a platter. spoon sauce and vegetables over the medallions.