This one is good enough for a New Year's Eve meal. Surprisingly, it's a pan-seared steak. One of our top 10 (maybe top 5) recipes all-time. Use the same amounts of everything even if you only make 2. The sauce is good. Easy. Enjoy!!
2 TBSP butter
4 filet mignon steaks, 1/2 inch thick
Salt
2-3 tsp cracked black peppercorns
1 c beef broth
1/2 cup brandy/cognac
1 c crumbled blue cheese
In a large skillet, heat the butter. Season the steaks w/ salt & pepper firmly onto both sides. Add the steaks to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat until nicely browned on the outside and cooked to the desired degree of doneness within, about 3 mins per side for medium-rare. Transfer the steaks to a plate, leaving the drippings in the pan.
Add the broth and brandy to the skillet, raise the heat to high, and boil, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until the sauce is syrupy and reduced to about 2/3 cup, 3-5 mins.
Spoon the sauce over the meat, top each steak with the crumbled blue cheese, and serve.
Great with mashed potatoes, bread, salad as sides. Can even make blue cheese mashed potatoes if you want. A nice Cab Sav or Merlot compliments it well also :-)
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