Filet Mignons With Cognac-Cream Sauce

"DH and I had this recipe for dinner last night and loved the spicy cream sauce for our filets. I am posting the recipe as it appears in the Williams-Sonoma "Steak and Chop" book; however, DH and I grilled our steak on the BBQ and DH added a bit of steak fat that he chopped off of the filet to the pan on the stovetop for the cream sauce."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • To make the rub, in a small bowl, mix together the paprika, garlic powder, mustard, rosemary, salt and black pepper. Sprinkle the rub all over the meat, reserving 1 Tb. Let the steaks stand at room temperature for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour, or cover and refrigerate overnight. Bring to room temperature, if necessary, before cooking.
  • In a large, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. Add the steaks and cook to the desired doneness, turning once, 3-5 minutes on each side.
  • Transfer the steaks to a platter and let rest, tented loosely with aluminum foil, while you make the pan sauce.
  • To make the sauce, in the same frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
  • Add the shallot and parsley and saute until the shallot is softened, 2-3 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from heat and add the Cognac.
  • Briefly return to the heat to warm; then remove from the heat again to ignite the Cognac using a long kitchen match, making sure the overhead fan is off and averting your eyes. Keep a lid handly in case the flame should flare up.
  • When the flame has burned out, return the pan to high heat and whisk in the mustard, tomato paste, reserved 1 Tb rub, and beef stock.
  • Cook, whisking often, to reduce the sauce by half, 4-5 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the cream and cayenne to taste.
  • Add any accumulated juices from the steaks. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • To serve, spoon a generous amount of sauce over the steaks and serve at once. Pass any extra sauce at the table.

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Reviews

  1. I used the recipe for the sauce and put it over linguine and sea scallops -- delicious!
     
  2. Nice and tasty cream sauce to go over steaks!! We didn't use fillet mignons, as we had a supply of New York Strips and Ribeye steaks in the freezer(our personal favorites). Worked out great with our steaks, but I am sure it would be great with fillets as written. For us, the tomato flavor was too prominent, so next time, I would use about 1/2 of the amount. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
     
  3. I had saved this recipe some time ago after seeing a photo in ZWT5, finally got around to making it and was not disappointed. Made it as directed and may cut back on the salt next time and it was a little salty for us, but oh so good. Served with recipe#275894 and steamed artichokes, with a glass of Washington Red, lovely dinner that DH and I will be repeating.
     
  4. 10 stars! We LOVED this! I halved the sauce & rub recipe, and just made plain steaks for the kids, but hubby & I thought it was amazing! I added a little extra cognac, and a generous spinkle of cayenne, but otherwise made exactly as written! Thanks for sharing! Made for ZWT7 - Switzerland (Vivacious Violets).
     
  5. A house full of Boogalees thought they were eating like kings and queens. Made for ZWT5.
     
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