seared filet, bone marrow, butter braised yukon gold potato and rutabaga

ok... so there are six components to this plate. i will give directions for each component and then give directions on how to put it all together.

1. seared filet of beef
2. roasted bone marrow
3. sauteed spinach
4. butter braised yukon gold potato/ rutabaga
5. black trumpet mushroom and golden chanterelle garnish
6. red wine jus

don't worry, it's pretty straightforward.

ingredients:

filet mignon (preferably grass-fed)
bone marrow segments
bacon
spinach
rutabaga
yukon gold potatoes
black trumpet mushroom
golden chanterelles
garlic
chives
rosemary
thyme
red wine
beef stock
chicken stock
butter
extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt/ maldon sea salt
freshly cracked black pepper

directions:

1. prep red wine jus first.  pour red wine into saucepan over medium heat. smash garlic cloves. toss garlic and a sprig or two of rosemary into wine and let it simmer till it's reduced by half. when reduced, add in beef and chicken stock to taste, salt, and a couple good grinds of black pepper.  strain through a fine sieve and set aside.

2. brunoise the yukon gold potato- i like using this variety of potato because it holds very well and the yellow is a great contrast to the orange rutabaga- and brunoise the rutabaga.  heat up a pan, sear off bacon slices to render the fat and flavor from the bacon, add in rutabaga, and saute for a minute or so before adding in lots of butter.  keep in mind you need enough butter to cover the vegetables.  cook over medium heat for a bit before adding the potatoes in.  braise till rutabaga and potatoes are tender and cooked through.  add salt to taste. keep warm.

3. drizzle olive oil into heated pan and lightly saute spinach with minced garlic. salt and pepper to taste then set aside.

4. prep mushrooms and saute with olive oil over high heat with a bit of minced garlic and thyme.  (its better to saute the black trumpet mushrooms and chanterelles separately) set aside.

5. place bone marrow in an oven safe dish and roast for 17-20 minutes at 450 degrees.

6. season the filets liberally with salt and freshly cracked pepper then sear off the filets to your liking.  (medium rare or rare plus is what i like) let the beef rest for 5 or so minutes under foil.

plating directions:

before plating, heat up red wine jus, sprinkle chives into the potatoes and rutabaga and warm through. mound some of the spinach on a white plate.  top the spinach with the filet, and top the filet with some of the black trumpet mushroom and golden chanterelles.  carefully place bone marrow segment next to the filet.  using a spoon, plate the potato and rutabaga in a horizontal line in front of the filet and marrow.  to finish, spoon the red wine jus over the filet.  finish the bone marrow with some maldon flaky salt if desired.

then pig out.

*first photo taken without the red wine jus, this one with