Beef Bordelaise

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 -8 beef tenderloin steaks
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
• 3/4 cup dry cabernet sauvignon wine or 3/4 cup other red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms or 1/4 cup canned mushroom
• 1 3/4 cups strong beef broth

Recipe

• 1 pan broil tenderloins in butter until a little underdone. keep warm.
• 2 in same pan, saute shallots.
• 3 add wine, bay leaf, and thyme; simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup.
• 4 remove bay leaf.
• 5 strain juice through sieve, rubbing shallots through; reserve.
• 6 saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter.
• 7 stir in flour until smooth.
• 8 add broth; cook and stir until boiling and thickened.
• 9 add salt and pepper to taste; add wine mixture.
• 10 if too thick, thin with water; if too thin, cook longer.
• 11 serve sauce over beef.