Merlot Recipe ⊷ Filet with a Merlot Sauce

Filet Mignon with an excellent Merlot wine sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle Merlot wine
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 (6 ounce) fillets beef tenderloin
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup chopped shallots
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme

Cooking Directions

1. In a heavy sauce pan over high heat, combine wine, chicken broth and beef broth. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about an hour. (This can be prepared a day ahead - cover and refrigerate).
2. In a small bowl, mix butter and flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper, and saute until medium-rare, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to a plate.
3. Stir shallots, garlic and thyme into skillet. Add 2 cups reduced wine mixture to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Whisk in butter mixture until smooth. Boil sauce until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories397.8
• carbohydrateContent6.3 g
• cholesterolContent96.1 mg
• fatContent16.5 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent31.3 g
• saturatedFatContent6.8 g
• sodiumContent353.6 mg
• sugarContent1.5 g