This easy Filet Mignon and Bourbon Sauce is impressive without requiring too many ingredients.
The Filet Mignon medallions are simply seasoned with salt and pepper and cooked in a cast iron skillet until they are medium rare.
Then the pan drippings are mixed with bourbon, onion, garlic, heavy cream, beef broth, butter, and a touch of sugar to create a sauce.
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Filet mignon is only part of a beef tenderloin. It is a medallion cut from the end portion of the tenderloin. The rest of the tenderloin can create other steak cuts or a delicious tenderloin roast.
This recipe is moderately low-carb, but not necessarily by Keto extreme low-carb guidelines.
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How to make Bourbon Sauce Filet Mignon
Sprinkle the top and bottom of the filets with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the filets and cook for about 4 – 5 minutes per side or until cooked to your liking.
Remove from the skillet and place on a plate and cover with foil.
In the same skillet, lower the heat to medium and add the yellow onions and jarred minced garlic. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring often.
Add 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Pour in the bourbon to deglaze the pan, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.
Stir in the beef broth and sugar and continue to cook for about 2 minutes.
Whisk in the heavy cream and then add butter until melted and well combined.
Remove a few tablespoons of the sauce to a small bowl and whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.
Add it to the sauce in the skillet and whisk until smooth. Continue to cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
Remove from the heat and transfer the sauce to a gravy boat.
Serve the filet mignon medallions topped with the bourbon sauce.
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Filet Mignon with Bourbon Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 filet mignon beef tenderloin steaks (6 ounces each)
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ⅛ cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 ½ teaspoons jarred minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup bourbon (or whiskey)
- ¾ cup beef broth
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ⅛ cup heavy cream
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening)
Instructions
- Sprinkle the top and bottom of the filets with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the filets and cook about 4 – 5 minutes per side or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the skillet and place on plate and cover with foil.
- In the same skillet, lower the heat to medium and add the yellow onions and jarred minced garlic. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the bourbon to deglaze the pan, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Stir in the beef broth and sugar and continue to cook and stir for about 2 minutes.
- Whisk in the heavy cream and then add butter until melted and well combined.
- Remove a few tablespoons of the sauce to a small bowl and whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.
- Add it to the sauce in the skillet and whisk until smooth. Continue to cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Remove from the heat and transfer the sauce to a gravy boat.
- Serve the filet mignon medallions topped with the bourbon sauce.
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Jacqueline
Saturday 22nd of July 2023
I'm going to make this tonight. I generally like to read the comments first to check for additions however the link to comments won't work. I hoping this will be good I have great bourbon and really great filets so here's hoping it's a great recipe
Pat
Wednesday 22nd of May 2024
@Zona, Please remove me from your email list. I don't find this sight helpful. I'm much more health and budget minded but when I try to unsubscribe it says over and over that I have to do later? Never heard of such a thing. Appreciate your removal of my email ASAP. Thanks
Zona
Sunday 23rd of July 2023
Hi Jacqueline, I hope you enjoyed this delicious steak recipe. I absolutely love it. :)