Dinner

Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce is for Dinner.

Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce are:

* 8 4-oz beef tenderloin steaks
* 2 Tbsp butter
* salt
* pepper
* Cabernet Raisin Sauce (follows)


Cabernet Raisin Sauce

* 1/3 cup golden raisins
* 1/2 cup Cabernet Sauvignon wine
* 2 Tbsp butter
* 1 tsp sugar
* 1 Tbsp shallots, finely chopped
* 1 sprig thyme, fresh (or 1/4 tsp dried thyme)
* 1 cup brown sauce (gravy), fresh or canned
* 1 tsp parsley, finely chopped

Here is how you make Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce:

1. Prepare Cabernet Raisin Sauce 2. Melt butter in a skillet large enough to hold steaks. Season each side with a pinch of salt and pepper and saute steaks to desired degree of doneness, browning on both sides. 3. Serve 2 streaks per person on a warm dinner plate with Cabernet raisin sauce.Cabernet Raisin Sauce:# Two hours before making sauce, soak the raisins in the wine.# Drain raisins and reserve the wine. Add raisins to a small sauce pan. with 1 tbsp of butter, sugar, shallots, and thyme. Saute lightly over low heat for 1 minute. Do not brown. Add wine and reduce by two thirds. Add brown sauce and bring back to a boil. Simmer 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce slightly. Remove from heat and stir in remaining butter.# If using canned brown sauce it may be come too thick. If this happens add a tsp of water at a time to achieve consistency desired.# Just before serving, bring back to a boil and stir in chopped parsley.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CMCRISWELL.

The nutritional information for Tournedos of Beef with a Cabernet Raisin Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 530.1

• Total Fat: 23.3 g
• Cholesterol: 172.3 mg
• Sodium: 564.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 58.2 g