Filet Mignon w/ Mustard Cream Sauce

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Main Course in 1989 served with Buttered Green Beans and Roasted Red Potatoes.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 (8 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks, 1 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • pepper
  • 1 ⁄4 cup brandy
  • 1 ⁄2 cup whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in heavy, cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Add steaks and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for rare.
Add mustard, Worcestershire Sauce and shallot to skillet.
Season with pepper.
Add brandy and ignite.
When flames subside, return to heat.
(or just cook down a couple of minutes) Transfer steaks to plates.
Add cream to skillet and boil until reduced to thin sauce consistency, about 2 minutes.
Pour over steaks and serve.