* 300g good quality Beef steaks not too thick
* 250 g Mushrooms
* 4 Shallots, peeled and finely chopped
* 2 Cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushed - or to taste
* 4 tablespoons of Butter (or butter / Oil mixture)
* 50 ml Dry sherry
* Splash of Lemon juice
* Sprig of Thyme
* Sea salt and Freshly ground black pepper
* A splash of interesting Sauce to liven it up a little - Worcestershire sauce, Chilli sauce etc.
* 1 suitably shaped loaf of Bread that is to your taste. Most recipes seem to use white bread but I prefer wholemeal.

===Method===
''' Duxelles:'''
* Gently sauté Garlic and Shallots in the the finely chopped Mushrooms in the Butter for about 6 minutes until soft.
* Add the chopped Mushrooms and the whole sprig of Thyme and gently cook for 10 minutes so most of the Mushroom Liquor is cooked off.
* remove the sprig of thyme
* Add the Wine, a splash of lemon juice and season to taste.
* Cook gently until all of the liquid has gone.
* The Duxelles should stick together easily.
* Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
'''Steak'''
* Hammer the steak really well with a steak mallet so it is quite thin and almost doubled in size. Cut into two pieces.
* Fry the steaks to your liking in a little Butter or Olive - drain any excess Fat after Frying
'''Bread'''
* Slice a 'lid' off the loaf, leaving enough room in the remaining loaf to stuff with the steaks and Duxelles
* Hollow out the lid and loaf and discard or whizz up in a Food-processor to make Breadcrumbs for another time
* Lay the first Steak in the base of the loaf - trim and arrange to fit, see photos
* Add the Duxelles mixture
* At this point you could add spread with some English mustard or Horseradish sauce. I Fried the steaks in Chilli oil so have omitted this step
* Cover with the remaining Steak
* Replace the 'lid'
* Wrap in Greaseproof paper and tie with kitchen string.
* Wrap in a Tea-towel and press under a heavy weight for 24 hours.
* The garage seemed the safest place to leave this, judging by the attention the cats were giving it!
* I pressed the loaf between a plate and a cutting board, under a very heavy car tool-kit.

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