Red Wine Filet Mignon
Ingredients:
- 4 filet mignon steaks
- 1 cup merlot
- 2 minced shallots
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sear all sides of the filet mignon in a medium to high heat frying pan for about 2-5 minutes. Place the filet mignon in a roasting pan and roast for about 10-15 minutes. In a frying pan, heat the olive oil to medium heat and add the merlot, shallots, garlic, parsley, tarragon, salt and pepper. Then reduce to half and pour the merlot sauce over each filet mignon and serve immediately.
Filet Mignon with Merlot Sauce
Ingredients:
- 4 filet mignon steaks
- 1 cup blue cheese
- 2-3 large cooked scallops
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup port wine
- 1 tbsp chopped green onion
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- Salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the olive oil and garlic in a frying pan and sear all sides of the filet mignon steaks for 2-4 minutes. Place the filet mignon in a roasting pan along with the scallops and roast them for about 15-20 minutes. In a frying pan heat the red wine, green onion and mayonnaise on medium heat until thickened, about 2-5 minutes. Put one scallop on each filet mignon and top with blue cheese. Return the filet mignon to the oven for about 2-5 minutes until browned. Pour the Merlot sauce on top and serve immediately with asparagus or brussel sprouts.
