Beef Fillets with Cognac Onion Sauce
This elegant dish is the perfect main course at any special occasion dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 beef fillets
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 small yellow onion sliced and separated into rings
- 1 bunch green onions chopped
- 6 shallots chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup cognac
- 1/4 cup beef broth
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Sprinkle beef evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Brown fillets in hot oil in an ovenproof or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes on each side. Remove fillets, reserving drippings in skillet.
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Melt butter in drippings over medium-high heat. Add yellow and red onion rings, and sauté 5 minutes.
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Add green onions, shallots, and garlic, and sauté 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in cognac and broth; cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until liquid evaporates (about 5 minutes). Place fillets on top of onion mixture in skillet. Cover with aluminum foil.
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Bake at 400° for 15 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of meat registers 135° (medium rare).
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Remove fillets from skillet, reserving onion mixture in skillet; cover fillets loosely, and let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
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Cook onion mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fillets.
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*1/4 cup red wine or beef broth may be substituted for cognac.
