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Easy Filet Mignon Bordelaise

Filet Mignon with Bordelaise Sauce 

David Scott Allen
A quick and easy dinner for a quiet night at home.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 large shallot(s) finely diced
  • 3 bay leaves fresh (or 1 dried)
  • 8 tbsp prepared demi-glace
  • 4 6-oz filet mignons
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter chilled and diced
  • 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a small saucepan, combine wine, thyme, shallots, and bay leaf.
  • Reduce wine over medium-high heat until 1 tablespoon of liquid remains. It will be rather syrupy.
  • Remove from heat, stir in the prepared demi-glace, then strain into a clean small saucepan. Set aside; it will thicken as it cools.
  • Heat oven to 500°F. Season filets with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Sear steaks, flipping once, until browned, 5-6 minutes total time. Transfer skillet to preheated oven; roast until steaks are medium rare, 5-6 minutes. Remove steaks from the pan onto a plate, and let rest
  • Return sauce to medium heat. Whisk in butter.
  • Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Transfer steaks to a cutting board, add juices from the plate to the sauce, and stir.
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce onto each of four plates. Slice steak into ¼-inch thick slices; divide among the four plates.
  • Sprinkle with chopped rosemary and thyme; drizzle each steak with an additional tablespoon sauce.

Notes

* Demi-glace is readily available in concentrated form in supermarkets. I used a concentrate from Minor's for this recipe.
Keyword Beef, Filet Mignon, Red Wine
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