Beef Fillets with Cognac-Onion Sauce

Beef Fillets with Cognac-Onion Sauce
Beef Fillets with Cognac-Onion Sauce is a gluten free main course. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains roughly 35g of protein, 50g of fat, and a total of 756 calories. A mixture of beef broth, green onions, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

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.
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2
Remove fillets, reserving drippings in skillet.
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Melt butter in drippings over medium-high heat.
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Add yellow and red onion rings, and saut 5 minutes.
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Add green onions, shallots, and garlic, and saut 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).
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Place fillets on top of onion mixture in skillet. Cover with aluminum foil.
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Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of meat registers 135 (medium rare).
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Remove fillets from skillet, reserving onion mixture in skillet; cover fillets loosely, and let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
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Cook onion mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve with fillets.
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*1/4 cup red wine or beef broth may be substituted for cognac.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 26 m.
Servings2
Health Score13
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