| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Dry Sparkling Wine
- 1/4 Cup Tarragon Vinegar
- 2 T Shallots 1 Medium Shallot, minced
- 6 Whole Black Peppercorns
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 Vanilla Bean Split
- 3/4 Cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 sticks butter Cubed and Chilled
- 2 T Fresh Basil Finely chopped
- Salt to taste
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Instructions
- 1st prepare the sauce: In a small sauce pan, combine the wine, vinegar, shallots, peppercorns and thyme sprigs. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the pan with the bean. Turn the heat to medium high and reduce the contents until the pan is nearly dry.
- Add the heavy cream and cook until slightly reduced and the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Remove the pan from the heat. Whisk the butter into the sauce a piece at a time. Add the basil and let rest 10 minutes. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve. Season with a bit of salt. Use right away or hold in a warm bath. Serve with fish or steak. Makes 1/2 Cup
Recipe Notes
Filet mignon is a cut of beef taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin, or psoas major of the beef carcass, usually a steer or heifer. In French this cut can also be called filet de bœuf, which translates in English to beef fillet. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved