If you're looking for an elegant and flavorful dish to impress your guests or indulge in a special meal, filet mignon with cabernet sauce is an excellent choice. This classic combination of tender beef tenderloin and rich, red wine sauce is sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. The key to making a great filet mignon with cabernet sauce is choosing high-quality ingredients and following a few simple steps. In this article, we'll guide you through the process of creating this delicious dish, from selecting the best cut of beef to preparing the perfect sauce.
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FILET MIGNON WITH MUSHROOM-CABERNET GRAVY
I love pan-searing because it gives the filet mignon steaks that beautiful color and crust on the outside and leaves them so tender inside! And because of the influence of my husband's French grandmother, I love to cook anything with wine! The Cabernet and mushrooms, along with fresh thyme, make this absolutely delicious! Try this: you'll love it!
Provided by Muffinmom
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the filets with salt and pepper, gently place them into the hot skillet, and sear until well-browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the steaks to a platter, tent with aluminum foil, and keep warm.
- Turn the heat down to medium, and melt the butter. Cook and stir the shallot and mushrooms in the butter until the mushrooms begin to give off their liquid and the shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the wine, beef broth, and thyme, and simmer the sauce until it begins to reduce, 6 to 10 minutes. Return the steaks to the sauce, and simmer briefly until they start to become firm and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, about 2 to 4 minutes per side (for medium-rare.) An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Remove the steaks to serving dishes.
- In a small bowl, stir the cornstarch and water until it forms a smooth paste. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the pan sauce, and cook and stir until thickened, about 30 seconds. Top each serving with mushroom-wine sauce to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.4 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 64.6 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 386.9 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
PAN-SEARED FILET MIGNON WITH CABERNET SAUCE
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle both sides of steaks with salt and generous amount of ground black pepper. Add to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Transfer steaks to 4 plates. Tent with foil.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté 1 minute. Add wine, capers, and mustard; simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in parsley. Reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Spoon over steaks.
FILET MIGNON WITH CABERNET SAUCE
Make and share this Filet Mignon With Cabernet Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Little Suzy Homemak
Categories Steak
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle both sides of steaks evenly with 14 teaspoon pepper.
- Add steaks to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan.
- Add shallots to pan; saute 1 minute. Stir in vinegar and soy sauce, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates, stirring constantly.
- Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, wine and broth; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 11 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in butter. Serve with steaks.
FILET MIGNON WITH CABERNET PEPPERCORN DEMI-GLACE
Steps:
- Oil and preheat the grill.
- Season both sides of the filets with salt and pepper. Place the filets on the grill at a 45 degree angle to establish nice grill marks. Once the filet reaches an internal temperature of 125 to 130 degrees for medium-rare, remove the steak from the grill and let rest about 5 minutes before serving.
- Plate each filet with the Cabernet Peppercorn Demi-glace and your favorite side dishes.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, saute mushrooms, shallots, and peppercorns in oil. When shallots are tender, deglaze with red wine and reduce by two-thirds. Whisk together the reduction and demi-glace until smooth. Whisk in the cream and beef base. Combine a few teaspoons of cornstarch (or more as needed) with a little cold water to make a slurry. Add slurry to the sauce to thicken; cook for 1 minute and then remove from the heat.
FILET MIGNON WITH RICH BALSAMIC GLAZE
This is an elegant and quick romantic dinner for two. Wonderful served with steamed asparagus and baby red potatoes.
Provided by LINDA W.
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Beef Steaks Filet Mignon Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Sprinkle freshly ground pepper over both sides of each steak, and sprinkle with salt to taste.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place steaks in hot pan, and cook for 1 minute on each side, or until browned. Reduce heat to medium-low, and add balsamic vinegar and red wine. Cover, and cook for 4 minutes on each side, basting with sauce when you turn the meat over.
- Remove steaks to two warmed plates, spoon one tablespoon of glaze over each, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 80.5 mg, Fat 26.2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.6 g, Sodium 63.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
FILET MIGNON WITH CABERNET SHALLOT GLAZE
Your mouth will thank you for this incredible dish! It's very simple, but I've written out every step in detail. For a steak of great quality like filet mignon, only a complementing glaze needs to be put with it. You will find that this rich tasting glaze does not drown out the magnificent flavors of the beef, but rather completely envelopes a myriad of flavors to glorify a great steak. I always recommend steak be eaten medium rare, but prepare it according to your preference. Remember to savor each bite! ***Update: Tonight I threw in a few sliced baby portabella mushrooms into the deglazing process. It was fabulous! Give it a try if you like mushrooms!
Provided by Dans La Lune
Categories Steak
Time 25m
Yield 4 filets, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat a large pan, on medium - high heat. When drops of water sizzle, the pan is hot enough.
- Add the olive oil.
- Wait a few seconds until the olive oil is heated, but not longer or else the oil will burn.
- Place the filets in the pan and allow to sizzle in the olive oil. (This high heat is important to sear the sides and lock in juices and flavors.).
- Sprinkle half of the coarse salt and half of the pepper (adjust according to your preference) on the first side.
- After a couple of minutes, you should notice the bottom of the steaks to be nicely seared.
- Flip over the steaks, and sprinkle the rest of the coarse salt and pepper.
- Wait a couple of minutes so that side is seared also.
- Turn heat slightly below medium.
- While occasionally turning steaks, cook to desired doneness. (I personally recommend medium rare. Cut a small slit in the thinnest steak to check for doneness).
- As each steak cooks, remove it from the pan and set aside on a large plate.
- When all steaks are removed from pan, turn the heat back up to medium high.
- Deglaze the pan with the Cabernet wine. It should sizzle and meld with the beef drippings.
- Add the chopped shallots. If using mushrooms, add them here.
- Rub the sprigs of thyme together so that the small leaves fall off into the pan.
- Add the regular salt, and additional freshly ground pepper if desired.
- Simmer for a minute or two until ingredients are mixed together nicely and shallots are slightly translucent (they are best when still a bit crunchy).
- On your plate of steaks should be drippings that have collected since removing it from the heat. Press a spatula against the steaks to squeeze a bit more juice, and pour all of the liquid into the pan.
- Simmer a minute more, and pour all of the glaze into a serving dish such as a gravy boat or small pitcher.
- Serve steaks and pour a bit of glaze over each one.
- The leftover glaze is best enjoyed with good crusty bread to sop it up. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.5, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 872.9, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.1, Protein 0.2
Tips:
- Choose high-quality filet mignon steaks that are at least 1 inch thick.
- Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper before cooking.
- Sear the steaks in a hot skillet until they are browned on all sides.
- Transfer the steaks to a baking dish and cook them in a preheated oven until they reach your desired doneness.
- Make the Cabernet sauce while the steaks are cooking.
- Allow the steaks to rest for a few minutes before serving.
- Serve the steaks with the Cabernet sauce, roasted vegetables, and mashed potatoes.
Conclusion:
Filet mignon with Cabernet sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The tender, juicy steaks are perfectly complemented by the rich, flavorful sauce. This dish is sure to impress your guests.
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