Roasted Filet Mignon with Chestnuts

Preparation: 10 min – Cooking time: 25 min – Resting time: 10 min
Ingredients pour 6 servings:

1 filet mignon, about 1 kg
400 g whole roasted chestnuts (canned)
4 tablespoons olive oil
fresh thyme
salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation:

1/Preheat oven to 220 °C.

2/Brush roasting pan with olive oil. Arrange chestnuts in pan, place filet mignon on top. Sprinkle with thyme, drizzle with rest of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover pan with lid.

3/Roast filet mignon in oven for 25 min.

4/At end of cooking time, remove pan from oven and let filet mignon rest, covered, for 10 min before serving. Serve filet mignon and chestnuts drizzled with cooking juices.

Accompany with
Château Moulin Haut Villars 2003 ou 2005