Beef Tenderloin Steak with Smoky Bacon- Bourbon Sauce
(from Violetdragonfy’s recipe box)
Source: RecipeThing user TheKittyLover42
Categories: Here's the beef
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 3/4 cups canned beef broth
- 1 1/4 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- 8 ounces bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 1-inch-thick beef tenderloin steaks
- 1 tablespoon bourbon
Directions
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Boil (high heat) wine and garlic in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Add next 5 ingredients; boil until reducedby half, about 20 minutes. Set sauce aside. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
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Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet. Add flour to drippings in skillet; whisk to blend. Cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in sauce; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
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Meanwhile, melt butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plates.
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Mix crumbled bacon and bourbon into sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over steaks.
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Notes:
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-I didn’t have bourbon, so I skipped it.
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-I used tip steaks instead of tenderloin. Any good cut of beef would be fine, though it should be thicker.
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-Make sure that by the time you’re ready to wisk in the sauce, your sides are done and steak is cooked or cooking.
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-I used 2 1/2 tbls of flour to make a thicker sauces
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-It made more than enough sauce for 8 steaks, so I froze the rest for another night.