Blackberry Merlot Sauce For Beef Recipes

MERLOT SAUCE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Combine winel, chicken and beef broths in a large pot and boil uncovered over high heat until mixture is reduced to 2 cups. Procedure will take about 1 hour. May prepare a day ahead. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix butter and flour in small bowl.
• Heat vegetable oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
• Season steaks with salt and pepper.
• Cook steaks until medium brown throughout, 5-6 minutes per side.
• Remove from pan to serving platter.
• Add green onion, garlic and thyme to skillet and stir to blend.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of the reduced wine mixture to skillet.
• Cook over high heat scrapping up brown bits.
• Add butter/flour mixture and boil sauce until thickened. Consistency should coat spoon.
• Serve steaks with sauce, about 1/4 cup sauce per steak.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

STEAKS WITH MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil wine along with chicken and beef broths in heavy large saucepan over high heat until it's reduced to 2 cups (~45min to 1 hour).
• NOTE: You can be prepare it to this point in advance, and cover and refrigerate.
• Mix butter and flour in small bowl.
• Heat 1 T olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season steaks with salt and pepper and sauté to your taste (4 minutes per side would result in medium rare steaks).
• Remove steaks to a plate and keep warm (we put it in our microwave to keep the heat from dissipating) To your skillet, add shallots, garlic and thyme and stir 30 seconds.
• Add 1 1/2 c reduced wine mixture to skillet (reserve remainder for another use).
• Bring mixture to a boil and scrape up brown bits.
• Whisk in butter mixture until the sauce is smooth.
• Boil sauce until thick enough to coat spoon, about 2 minutes.
• Drizzle sauce over steaks, and serve remainder in a gravy boat.

SAGE ROAST BEEF WITH MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sage through garlic; rub over roast.
• Heat, on medium-high heat, a large oven-proof skillet (no plastic handle) coated with spray.
• Add roast to pan and cook 6 minutes, browning all sides.
• Bake at 350° about 25 minutes until thermometer inserted in thickest site reads 140° (medium rare) or until done to your taste.
• Place roast on cutting board; cover loosely with foil; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
• MAKE SAUCE:.
• Heat pan coated with spray over medium-high.
• Sauté shallots about 3 minutes.
• Stir in merlot; bring to a boil; cook about 4 minutes until reduced to ¾ cup.
• Stir in bouillon; cook about 6 minutes until reduced to 1¼ cup.
• Stir in butter until melted; stir in parsley and salt.
• Serve sauce with tenderloin.

MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In resealable food-storage plastic bag or large glass or plastic dish, place beef. In small bowl, mix remaining beef ingredients; pour over beef. Seal bag or cover dish; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours, turning beef several times to coat with marinade.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Remove beef from marinade; discard marinade. Place beef on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of beef.
• Roast uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until thermometer reads 140°F (medium-rare doneness). Cover beef loosely with tent of foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes or until thermometer reads 145°F. (Temperature will continue to rise about 5°F and beef will be easier to carve as juices set up.)
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly reduced and syrupy. Cut beef across grain at slanted angle into thin slices. Serve with sauce.

PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MERLOT

Steps:

• 1. For the beef: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Set a rack in a roasting pan. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. While the pan heats, pat the meat dry and season it generously with salt. Roll the tenderloin in peppercorn mixture to coat, making sure to press the ends in mixture as well. Add vegetable oil to the skillet and heat just until smoking. Brown the meat all over, turning as each side reaches a deep mahogany, about 8 minutes in all. While the meat browns, toss the unpeeled shallots with the olive oil and scatter them in the roasting pan. Transfer the meat to the rack (save the skillet) and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 125 degrees F, about 30 minutes. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before carving.
• 2. For the sauce: Wipe any burned bits from the skillet. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and the sliced shallots to the skillet and cook over high heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Add wine and vegetable broth and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Bring to a brisk boil and cook until reduced by about half. Meanwhile, in a small bowl make a paste with remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the flour. Whisk the butter mixture into the reduced wine mixture a little bit at a time. Return to a full boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 3. Slice the beef and arrange it on a platter with the roasted shallots. Drizzle some sauce over the meat and serve, passing the remaining sauce.

FILET WITH A MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy sauce pan over high heat, combine wine, chicken broth and beef broth. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about an hour. (This can be prepared a day ahead - cover and refrigerate).
• In a small bowl, mix butter and flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper, and saute until medium-rare, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to a plate.
• Stir shallots, garlic and thyme into skillet. Add 2 cups reduced wine mixture to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Whisk in butter mixture until smooth. Boil sauce until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 to 3 minutes.

BLACKBERRY MERLOT SAUCE FOR BEEF

Steps:

• 1. In a medium stainless saucepan add the merlot, 1 pint blackberries, beef stock, salt, pepper, thyme and brown sugar.
• 2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often.
• 3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often.
• 4. Use a potato masher or a slotted spoon to gently mash all of the blackberries, continue to simmer for another 15 minutes.
• 5. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer, pressing down with a rubber spatula to remove all the liquid.
• 6. Discard pulp and seeds.
• 7. Rinse saucepan and return liquid to pan.
• 8. Over low heat continue to simmer, stirring often, until you have about 2/3 cup of liquid-around 15 minutes.
• 9. Remove from heat, whisk in butter until it melts.
• 10. Stir in reserved berries, set aside.
• 11. Gently reheat when ready to serve.