Recipe: Pan Fried Filet Of Beef Sandwich - 1958 #1 winner

PAN FRIED FILET OF BEEF SANDWICH - 1958 #1 WINNER

8 slices enriched sandwich bread, toasted
Butter or margarine
3/4 cup butter or margarine, divided use
1 clove garlic minced
Four 4 oz servings beef tenderloin
Salt and ground black pepper
3/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sherry, divided use
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cup water*

Spread toast with butter or margarine. For each sandwich, cut 2 pieces of toast into diagonal strips and place on platter.

Melt the 1/4 cup butter or margarine in skillet. Add garlic and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Add tenderloin, season with salt and pepper, and brown well on both sides, (about 10 minutes).

Reduce heat and add 3/4 cup sherry. Cover and cook about 10 minutes, basting occasionally. Remove tenderloin and reserve pan drippings.

In saucepan, melt remaining 1/2 cup butter or margarine. Add mushrooms and cook until lightly browned. Then add the mushrooms, remaining 1/3 cup sherry and water to drippings in skillet. Cook about 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.

Arrange tenderloin on toast and spoon hot sauce over sandwich.

*If 3/4 cup water seems to be too much, add gradually only using as much as needed or sauce may be cooked longer to reduce and thicken, if desired.

Makes 4 sandwiches

ABOUT THE RECIPE:
The National Sandwich Idea contest was held between 1956 and 1981. It was sponsored by the Wheat Flour Institute. Each year 20 sandwich recipes, created by Food Service professionals, were chosen as the top sandwich recipes from hundreds of entries.

The Pan Fried Filet Of Beef Sandwich was the number #1 recipe chosen in 1958.

It was created by Mr. Lloyd W. Rock, who managed an employee dining room for the General Electric Company in Louisville, KY.

Source: Billions County Pioneer newspaper, Aug 28, 1958