Beef tenderloin with blackberry port wine sauce
Beef tenderloin with blackberry port wine sauce recipe in the beef category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks, 4 to 6 ounces each, 1 inch thick
- 1 large shallot or small onion, finely diced
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries, divided
- 2 cups port wine
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
Recipe method:
- In a saucepan bring diced shallot, 3/4 cup blackberries, wine and sugar to a boil.
- Boil gently to reduce wine to 1/2 cup.
- Strain and set liquid aside.
- Boil beef stock in a separate pan to reduce by half.
- This will take approximately 15 minutes.
- Grill steaks or pan broil in skillet 6 minutes per side.
- Whisk blackberry and port wine reduction into reduced beef stock.
- If sauce is too thin, dissolve 1 teaspoon cornstarch in water.
- Stir into sauce and bring to a boil.
- Whisk in 1 tablespoon softened butter.
- Serve steaks with sauce and garnish with remaining blackberries.