Thursday, March 5, 2015

Bourbon Flambeed Filet Mignon With Smoky Bacon Sauce

BOURBON FLAMBÉED FILET MIGNON 
WITH SMOKY BACON SAUCE
This is a recipe from the cooking class I took this week.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dry red wine 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 cups beef broth
1 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 T. tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 large sprig fresh thyme
1/2 lb. thick cut smoky bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces 4 (6 to 8 oz.) filet mignon steaks (1 1/4 inches thick) 2 T. softened unsalted butter
2 T. flour
2 T. bourbon
2 T. chopped Italian parsley


*
Directions:
1. Boil wine and garlic in heavy medium saucepan, watching that it doesn’t scorch, until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Add beef broth, chicken broth, tomato paste, bay leaves and thyme and boil until reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Set sauce aside or cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Season steaks with salt and pepper and add steaks to hot bacon fat in skillet and brown 3 minutes on each side. Spoon out any fat left in the pan and add Bourbon; tilt pan into gas flame or ignite with a long match. Shake pan until flames extinguish. Transfer steaks to a baking sheet and roast for 8 to 10 minutes for medium rare to medium.


3. Whisk reserved wine sauce into skillet drippings and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Mash together the butter and flour and whisk into sauce in bits, boiling sauce to thicken.

4. When ready to serve, rewarm sauce and stir in bacon; adjust seasonings to taste. Spoon sauce over steaks and garnish with parsley. 

2 comments:

MiMi05 said...

Just found your site while I was looking for a Phillis Carey recipe. I sure do miss the classes at Great News in San Diego. I have not taken any of her classes in North County.

Love your blog. I really like travelingspoons.com too. Check that one out.

Janet

Dine With Donna said...

MiMi05 Thank you for taking time to post a comment. Many days I have 50 to 60 visits but no comments. I have a counter which gives me numbers but no names. So you know how I appreciate your post. Thank you.