Champion STEAK Frites

Champignon Steak Frites, Pour quoi? It seems that these trying times have a lot of people craving meat and potatoes, or as the French would have it, steak frites, that profoundly consoling combo of steak with chips or some other form of spuds. In my opinion one of the best meat and potato combinations of all time is steak frites. This bistro classic is hard to beat for taste, simplicity and food that just feels good. My dish, with the addition of marvelous mushrooms is a simply delicious, wine-friendly union.

Ingredients:                            
Steak x2  Fillet (Filet) is my preference but please use your favourite cut
Pre Packed Fresh Irish button Mushrooms
Chips (Frites)
Butter
Olive Oil
Salt
Black Pepper

Method:
Leave your steak out at room temperature for a couple of hours prior to cooking.
Take enough chips for two people and place in a baking tray, I alway use thin cut oven baked chips for convenience and ease, and if cooked until crispy they are great. So for the purpose of this recipe that  is what I am using but please feel free to make chips how you prefer. Season the chips in the baking tray and place in preheated oven at 220ºC/Gas Mark 7, depending on your oven for between 30 - 40 minutes, but keep any eye and them and take them out sooner or leave them in longer if necessary.
Slice your mushrooms. Heat a frying pan with some olive oil and a knob or two of butter until the bottom of the pan is well coated, add mushrooms and cook for about 10 minutes until golden brown.
Season steaks on each side with salt and ground black pepper. Heat a frying pan with some olive oil and a knob or two of butter until the bottom of the pan is well coated, when the pan is hot add the steak and cook as preferred. My rule of thumb is as follows 3 minutes each side = Rare, 5 minutes each side = Medium and 7 minutes each side = Well done, but it will depend on the heat of your pan and the thickness of your steak so please use this as a guide only. Rest your steak for at least 5 minutes before serving.