Steak Tenderloin With Mustard Cognac Sauce Recipes

BEEF MEDALLIONS WITH COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; stir 1 minute. Add chicken broth, beef broth and Cognac. Simmer until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Add cream. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for rare. Transfer steaks to plates. Add sauce to skillet; bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Slice steaks; fan slices on plates. Top with sauce and garnish with chives.

STEAK TENDERLOIN WITH MUSTARD-COGNAC SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Sprinkle steaks on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add steaks and sear until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1.5 tablespoons butter, garlic, thyme, and rosemary to skillet. Cook steaks to desired doneness, turning occasionally and basting with pan juices, about 10 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to small baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Turn heat to high and add shallots, and sauté 2 minutes. Add cognac and Port and stir 1 minute, scraping up brown bits. Add broth and boil until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 12 minutes). Whisk in Dijon mustard, then remaining 1.5 tablespoons of butter.

BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH COGNAC MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Sprinkle salt and pepper on steaks, refrigerate for one hour, remove to room temperature for 30 minutes prior to cooking.
• 2. Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Heat oil in heavy-bottomed pan on medium high to high, depending on your stove.
• 3. Sear steaks until browned, about 4 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium low, continue to turn steaks occasionally and baste with pan juices, about 4 additional minutes. Transfer steaks to oven-proof dish with sides. Pour remaining pan juices to a small bowl. Place 3 Tablespoons back into same pan.
• 4. On a medium high heat, saute` garlic 30 seconds then onions and saute` an additional 2 minutes. Add thyme and rosemary.
• 5. Add cognac and port, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of pan, continue cooking on medium-high hear for 1 minute. Add chicken stock and boil (on high heat) until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, about 10 minutes.
• 6. Whisk-in mustard, and butter, lower heat to medium.
• 7. Return steaks to pan, cover and reheat steaks, adding any juices from the steaks back to pan. Serve with garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable or a green salad.

FILET MIGNON WITH COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim fat from steaks. Place steaks in shallow dish. Pour 2 tablespoons of the cognac over steaks. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes, turning once. Drain steaks, discarding cognac in dish. Sprinkle steaks with pepper.
• Place steaks on rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 11-15 minutes for medium-rare or 14-18 minutes for medium, turning once.
• Meanwhile, for sauce: In small saucepan, cook mushrooms and shallot in hot butter for 3 - 4 minutes or until tender. Stir in beef broth and remaining cognac. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, for 5 minutes. In small bowl, stir together half-and-half, mustard, and flour. Stir into broth mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Serve sauce over steaks.

BEEF TENDERLOIN STEAKS WITH MUSTARD-COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250.
• Sprinkle steaks on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Add steaks and sear until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Add 3 Tbs butter, garlic, thyme, and rosemary to skillet.
• Cook steaks to desired doneness, turning occasionally and basting with pan juices, about 12 minutes for medium-rare.
• Transfer steaks to small rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
• Pour contents of skillet into small bowl.
• Return 3 Tbs of drippings from bowl to same skillet and place over high heat.
• Add shallots and saute 2 minutes.
• Add Cognac and Port and stir 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits.
• Add broth and boil until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, about 12 minutes.
• Whisk in Dijon mustard, then remaining 3 Tbs cold butter, 1 Tbs at a time.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Arrange steaks on plates; whisk any accumulated juices from baking sheet into sauce.
• Spoon sauce over steaks and serve.