Tournedos Brennan Recipes

MAUDE BRENNAN'S STEAK DIANE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat.
• When the butter is melted, place the slices of meat in the skillet and simmer until medium done.
• Turn the slices over and cook on the other side.
• When the meat is cooked, remove it to a large serving platter and set aside.
• Add the chopped vegetables, salt and pepper to the melted butter remaining in the pan.
• Simmer for a few minutes, then add the Worcestershire, lemon juice and Tabasco.
• Cook a few minutes longer, just until the sauce is slightly thickened.
• Put the slices of meat back in the skillet and cook about 30 seconds on each side.
• Place the slices on the serving platter again, then pour the sauce from the pan evenly over them.
• Serve from the platter with sauce spooned over each portion and provide bread to soak up the gravy.

TOURNEDOS DIANE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat heat. When the butter starts to bubble, sear the tournedos, letting them stick to the pan before you turn them over to an unseared side, until browned all over. Remove the tournedos and keep warm.
• 2. Add the brandy to the pan and bring to a boil. Caution: the brandy may flame briefly. Whisk the pan to dissolve the juices as the brandy reduces by about two thirds.
• 3. Add garlic, onion, celery, parsley, salt and pepper. Saute until the vegetables are tender. Add the wine, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and soy sauce. Bring to a low boil and simmer until the sauce is thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Strain the sauce and return to the pan.
• 4. Slice each of the tournedos into four equal slices. Return them to the pan and cook in the sauce for about 30 seconds. Serve with all the sauce that sticks to them, plus a tablespoon more.

TOURNEDOS BRENNAN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter and saute mushrooms.
• Add flour and cook slowly a few minutes until slightly browned.
• Stir in wine, mushroom juice, and seasonings.
• Cook until thickened.
• While sauce is cooking, season and grill filets to taste (rare or medium rare) Cut the tomato into four nice slices and grill.
• Arrange tomato slice on each filet and pour mushroom sauce over all.

TOURNEDOS CHARLEMAGNE

Steps:

• For the tournedos, melt butter in skillet.
• Add shallots and mushrooms and saute over high heat until most of the moisture has evaporated.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and stir in tomato paste; set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Add tournedos to pan and cook over high heat for 3 minutes per side for rare.
• Place tournedos on a heated serving platter.
• Divide mushroom mixture and place on top of each tournedo.
• Cover each with Bearnaise sauce.
• For the sauce, combine egg yolks and lemon juice in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
• Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring constantly until melted.
• Continue stirring until thickened.
• Combine all remaining ingredients.