In the world of fine dining, Chateaubriand stands as a legendary dish, a testament to culinary artistry and the indulgence of the senses. It's a thick-cut tenderloin steak, expertly prepared to achieve a perfect balance of tenderness and flavor. This article presents two variations of this classic dish: Chateaubriand with Chateau Sauce and Chateaubriand with Béarnaise Sauce. Each recipe promises a unique taste journey, highlighting the versatility and grandeur of this iconic steak. The first recipe, Chateaubriand with Chateau Sauce, features a rich and flavorful sauce made from red wine, shallots, mushrooms, and bone marrow. This luxurious sauce elevates the steak to new heights, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your palate. The second recipe, Chateaubriand with Béarnaise Sauce, showcases a classic French sauce known for its velvety texture and vibrant flavor. Made with egg yolks, white wine vinegar, shallots, and fresh tarragon, this sauce complements the steak perfectly, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to the dish. Whether you prefer the bold richness of the Chateau Sauce or the delicate acidity of the Béarnaise Sauce, both recipes guarantee an unforgettable dining experience. So, prepare to indulge in the exquisite flavors and create a memorable feast with these two variations of the iconic Chateaubriand dish.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ROASTED CHATEAUBRIAND WITH RED WINE-MUSHROOM REDUCTION AND POMMES PUREE
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 1h40m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Boil the potatoes: Add the potatoes to a medium pot with the cream, garlic, butter and some kosher salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and gently simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
- Cook the chateaubriand: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Let the beef rest at room temperature for 15 minutes, then season with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large, oven-safe skillet over high heat until it shimmers, about 2 minutes. Set the meat in the pan and sear it on all sides until browned, about 8 minutes total. Reduce the heat to low and add 2 tablespoons of the butter, the mushrooms, garlic and the thyme. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook the roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 125 to 130 degrees F., 6 to 8 minutes for medium-rare. Remove the skillet from the oven, transfer the roast to a cutting board, loosely tent with foil and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Make the red wine reduction: Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan (discard the garlic and thyme). Set the skillet over medium-high heat, add the shallot and red wine, and cook, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until the pan is almost dry, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and cream, bring to a boil, and simmer until the sauce thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Return the mushrooms to the pan, adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed.
- Make the pomme puree: Place a colander over a large bowl. Pour the hot potatoes into the colander. Shake the potatoes to drain off the excess liquid. Press the potatoes through a ricer (or mash them with a fork for a chunkier texture) and into a medium bowl, occasionally clearing the sides of the ricer with a spoon. Pour the reserved and still-hot cream over the potatoes in small increments, folding in to combine, until you get your desired consistency. Season with olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and serve immediately, or keep warm in a covered oven-safe casserole dish in a 250 degree F. oven.
- To serve, remove the twine from the roast and slice the roast crosswise into 2 equal portions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon the potato puree onto 2 warm plates. Place a slice of chateaubriand on each plate and spoon the red wine-mushroom reduction over the top. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves and serve.
THE CLASSIC FRENCH CHATEAUBRIAND
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Evenly season the beef with salt and pepper.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet (preferably cast iron) set over medium-high heat until cloudy and bubbly.
- Place the seasoned meat in the pan and brown for 3 minutes without moving the meat. Using tongs, carefully turn the tenderloin on its side and brown for 3 minutes more. Repeat the same browning process on all exposed surfaces of the meat.
- Transfer the tenderloin to a rack placed in a roasting pan and put in the oven. (Set aside the skillet with any accumulated juices for making the sauce.) Roast the beef to your desired doneness, about 15 minutes for medium-rare, 20 minutes for medium, and 23 minutes for medium-well.
- Remove the meat from the oven and transfer to a warm serving platter. Lightly tent the meat with foil and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- While the tenderloin is resting, make the wine sauce. Combine the shallot with the juices in the skillet and sauté over medium heat until the shallot is soft and translucent.
- Pour the wine into the skillet and bring the sauce to a boil, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Continue boiling the sauce until it reduces by half.
- Add the demi-glace to the sauce and continue boiling the mixture until slightly thickened.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon softened butter and tarragon. Taste and season with salt and black pepper as needed.
- Slice the meat on the diagonal and serve with the wine sauce. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 766 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 165 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 39 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, Sodium 873 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 60 g, ServingSize 2 to 3 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CHATEAUBRIAND WITH BEARNAISE SAUCE AND CHATEAU POTATOES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season the beef with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, over high heat, melt the butter. Add the beef and sear for a couple of minutes on each side. Place in the oven and roast for 20 to 25 minutes for medium rare. Remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with potatoes and chateaubriand sauce
- For the potatoes: In a saute pan, over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons of butter. Add the potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Saute the potatoes for 3 to 4 minutes. Place the potatoes in the oven and roast the potatoes until golden brown and tender, about 20 minutes, shaking the pan every 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and add the parsley. For the Sauce: In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, wine, peppercorns, shallots, and tarragon. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce to 1 tablespoon. Add 1 tablespoon of water. Combine the reduced liquid and egg yolks in a stainless bowl, over simmering water. Whisk until frothy. In a steady stream, add the butter until the sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce through a chinois and set aside.
CHATEAUBRIAND WITH CHATEAU SAUCE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Lay out a length of cheesecloth or a clean kitchen towel on a flat surface. Stand the piece of meat vertically - like a pole - in the center of the cloth. Press the top down with the hands to partly flatten. Cover completely with the cloth. Using a meat pounder or heavy skillet,pound meat until it is the shape of a large, thick patty about 1 1/2 inches thick and about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the meat. Cook over moderately high heat about 5 minutes or until meat is browned and slightly charred on one side. Turn the meat and cook 5 minutes.
- Turn the meat once more and cook 3 minutes.
- Transfer the meat to a warm platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
- Pour off the fat from the skillet and add the shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the wine. Cook about 1 minute and add the broth and tarragon. Add any juices that may have accumulated around the beef as it stands. Cook about 3 minutes or until the sauce is reduced to about 1/3 cup. Swirl in the butter.
- Transfer the meat to a clean skillet and heat. Strain the sauce over the meat and serve sliced on the bias with an equal portion of the sauce spooned over each serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 216, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 242 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
CHATEAUBRIAND WITH COGNAC SAUCE
Posted in response to a request. From "Aces", one of the Best of Bridge series of cookbooks. This recipe is easily cut in half for a small dinner party.
Provided by Lennie
Categories Meat
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut 3/4-inch deep slits in meat; insert garlic slivers into slits.
- Preheat oven to 450°F degrees.
- In large skillet, heat oil and brown meat on all sides.
- Place meat on a rack in roasting pan; set skillet aside.
- Roast meat to desired doneness, about 40 minutes for medium-rare.
- To make sauce, melt 1-1/2 tbsp butter or margarine in reserved skillet; add shallots and sauté until softened.
- Stir in stock, scraping up brown bits.
- Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half.
- Add cognac and boil one minute.
- Reduce heat to low and whisk in mustard, then butter, one piece at a time.
- Cook just until butter is melted.
- Stir in parsley and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Carve meat into 1/2-inch slices and spoon sauce over; serve immediately with a variety of fresh garden vegetables and a good red wine.
CHATEAUBRIAND WITH BEARNAISE SAUCE WITH CHATEAU POTATOES
Source: Emeril Lagasse www.foodtv.com Recipe from "Everyday Is A Party Cookbook", by Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, published by William Morrow, 1999.
Provided by Andy Wold
Categories Roast Beef
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the Sauce: Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C).
- Season the beef with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, over high heat, melt the butter.
- Add the beef and sear for a couple of minutes on each side.
- Place in the oven and roast for 20 to 25 minutes for medium rare.
- Remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
- For the Potatoes: Cut potatoes into a "tournee"-- a football shape.
- In a sauté pan, over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons of butter.
- Add the potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Sauté the potatoes for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Place the potatoes in the oven and roast the potatoes until golden brown and tender, about 20 minutes, shaking the pan every 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and add the parsley.
- For the Sauce: In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, wine, peppercorns, shallots, and tarragon.
- Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce to 1 tablespoon.
- Add 1 tablespoon of water.
- Combine the reduced liquid and egg yolks in a stainless bowl, over simmering water.
- Whisk until frothy.
- In a steady stream, add the butter until the sauce thickens.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Strain the sauce through a chinois and set aside.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1893.1, Fat 128.9, SaturatedFat 62.5, Cholesterol 551.5, Sodium 1239.8, Carbohydrate 74.6, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 3.3, Protein 104.2
CHâTEAUBRIAND
Provided by Victoria Granof
Categories Roast Valentine's Day Quick & Easy Dinner Beef Tenderloin Red Wine Winter Shallot Cookie Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
- 2. In an ovenproof, heavy-bottomed frying pan, heat the olive oil over high heat until hot but not smoking.
- 3. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then brown it in the pan on all sides.
- 4. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the meat's internal temperature reaches 130°F (for rare), 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
- 5. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and tent it with foil.
- 6. Pour all but a thin film of fat from the pan.
- 7. Add the shallot and saut it over medium-low heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
- 8. Add the wine and raise the heat to high, scraping up any brown bits from the pan.
- 9. When the sauce is syrupy (about 5 minutes), turn off the heat and whisk in the butter.
- 10. Carve the meat in thick slices and drizzle with the pan sauce.
Tips:
- Choose a high-quality cut of beef: Look for chateaubriand or tenderloin steaks that are at least 1 1/2 inches thick. The meat should be well-marbled and have a deep red color.
- Sear the steak first: Searing the steak over high heat will create a flavorful crust and help to lock in the juices.
- Cook the steak to your desired doneness: Use a meat thermometer to ensure that the steak is cooked to your liking. For medium-rare, cook the steak to an internal temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Let the steak rest before serving: Letting the steak rest for a few minutes before slicing will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more tender and flavorful steak.
- Make the chateau sauce while the steak is resting: This will give the sauce time to develop its flavors.
- Serve the chateaubriand with your favorite sides: Some popular options include mashed potatoes, asparagus, and roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Chateaubriand is a classic French dish that is perfect for a special occasion. This recipe provides step-by-step instructions for cooking chateaubriand with chateau sauce. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily create this delicious and impressive meal at home.
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