Filet Mignon with Bourbon Sauce Recipe
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. Ready in 30 minutes!
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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Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 733kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 33gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 151mgSodium: 299mgPotassium: 746mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 396IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 4mg
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