Filet Of Beef With Mustard-cream Sauce

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 (8 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks, 1 â¼ inch thick
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• pepper
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy, cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add steaks and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for rare.
• 3 add mustard, worcestershire sauce and shallot to skillet.
• 4 season with pepper.
• 5 add brandy and ignite.
• 6 when flames subside, return to heat.
• 7 (or just cook down a couple of minutes) transfer steaks to plates.
• 8 add cream to skillet and boil until reduced to thin sauce consistency, about 2 minutes.
• 9 pour over steaks and serve.