Fancy Beef Fillets with Cognac Onion Sauce for a Perfect Date Night Dinner

Fancy Beef Fillets with Cognac Onion Sauce for a Perfect Date Night Dinner

Beef Fillets with Cognac Onion Sauce

This elegant dish is the perfect main course at any special occasion dinner.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Author Kate Mills

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

  1. 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.

  2. Melt butter in drippings over medium-high heat. Add yellow and red onion rings, and sauté 5 minutes.

  3. 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.

  4. Bake at 400° for 15 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of meat registers 135° (medium rare).

  5. Remove fillets from skillet, reserving onion mixture in skillet; cover fillets loosely, and let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.

  6. Cook onion mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fillets.

  7. *1/4 cup red wine or beef broth may be substituted for cognac.

 

You May Also Like