Blue Cheese Crusted Filet Mignon W Port Wine Sauce Food

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

BLEU CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil; set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine bleu cheese, bread crumbs, herbs, and 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil; set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Season steaks with salt and pepper and to add pan, but do not crowd. Sear 1 to 2 minutes per side just to brown. Remove pan from heat and transfer steaks onto prepared baking sheet.
• Top each steak with 1/4 of blue cheese mixture. Finish cooking steaks in preheated oven for 4 minutes for medium-rare, 6 minutes for medium, and 8 minutes for well done.
• Return pan to stove and deglaze with cognac by scraping bits from bottom of pan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by half.
• Serve steaks hot with sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time and reheated.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the entire pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare, with an internal temperature of 145°F You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven. Stir together the bread crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly, 3 - 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON W/ PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated. Preheat the oven to 350*. Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven. Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 min for medium rare-with an internal temp of 145*F. You may adjust this time to allow steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture. Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese tipping is browned and bubbly... 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warmed port wine sauce.

FILET MIGNON IN MUSHROOM WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a nonstick frying pan, saute shallots and mushrooms in 1 tbsp butter for about 4 mins, til tender.
• Add 1/2 cup of red wine and 3 fl. oz consomme. Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove the mushrooms from sauce, set aside.
• Boil sauce over high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup.
• Combine sauce with mushrooms in bowl. Set aside.
• Sprinkle filets with pepper to taste. Saute steaks in remaining 1 tbsp butter over medium heat, about 3 minutes per side for a 1-inch thick steak.
• Reduce fire to medium-low heat; cook steaks until desired level of doneness, about 10-15 minutes for medium rare. Remove from pan, keep warm.
• Add the rest of the red wine and beef consommé to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Boil for one minute.
• Add mushroom/sauce mixture, add cornstarch & soy sauce, and the thyme. Boil one minute, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Place steaks on plate and pour sauce over. Garnish with fresh thyme.

PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small pan or saucepan heat butter over medium heat and saute the onion and garlic until tender.
• Stir in the cream and Port and heat gently.
• Pour over cooked chicken.
• Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley if desired.

BLUE-CHEESE-CRUSTED STEAKS WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, shallot, and thyme. Sauté until shallot is tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth and wine. Boil until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 12 minutes. Set sauce aside.
• Blend cheese, panko, and parsley in small bowl to coat cheese evenly with panko. (Sauce and cheese mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.)
• Preheat broiler. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Add steaks to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to rimmed baking sheet; reserve skillet. Press cheese mixture onto top of steaks, dividing equally. Broil until cheese browns, about 2 minutes. Transfer steaks to plates.
• Pour sauce into reserved skillet. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Boil 2 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce around steaks and serve.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian section of some supermarkets.

FILET MIGNON WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season steaks with salt and pepper.
• Add steaks to skillet and saute until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Transfer steaks to plate.
• Add broth, brandy and rosemary to skillet and boil until sauce is reduced 1/3 cup, scraping up browned bits, cooking for about 5 minutes Spoon sauce over steaks.
• Top each steak with half of blue cheese.
• Serve.

PORT WINE BALSAMIC FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Bring the port and white wine to a boil in a medium saucepan, lower the heat and simmer until the liquid has reduced to 2/3 cup.
• Sprinkle the steaks with salt and pepper and lightly dust with flour on both sides. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter. When the oil is hot, add the steaks to the skillet and top them with a few sprigs of thyme (just to get the essence). Cook for 4 minutes per side, or until they are cooked to your liking (see Cook's Note).
• Remove the steaks from the pan and set them aside on a plate to rest. Remove the thyme and discard. Add the wine reduction to the same skillet (do not clean the skillet) and bring to a simmer over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits.
• Add the balsamic vinegar and simmer until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons unsalted butter until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the steak and garnish with microgreens.
• For the grilled asparagus: Toss the asparagus with 3 tablespoons olive oil, the juice from 1/2 a lemon and some salt and pepper. Heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot, grill the asparagus, turning occasionally, until it is tender and lightly charred, about 4 minutes. Season with more salt and a squeeze of lemon. Serve with the steak.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• preheat the broiler.
• mix panko,4 oz blue cheese, parsley in a small dish, set aside.
• in a saute pan add oil and 1 tbsp butter.
• salt and pepper filets and cook about 5 mins per side for med rare, transfer to a baking dish.
• pour liquid out of pan, then add 2 tbsp butter and shallots and garlic, cook until softened.
• add wine, scraping up bits from the pan and reducing.
• add stock, rosemary and cook until reduced by half.
• stir in blue cheese. keep warm
• top each filet with blue cheese mixture, broil for 3-5 minutes until browned.
• place sauce on plates, add filets, top with toasted pine nuts.