Beef Tenderloin With Mustard Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces beef tenderloin steaks (four 4 oz steaks)
3 tablespoons fresh coarse ground black pepper (or to taste)
2 shallots, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 cup brandy
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 dash salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees;.
Coat steaks with pepper on both sides.
Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until very hot. Sear steaks for 5 minutes on each side, then transfer to oven to finish cooking, about 8 minutes for medium rare.
Transfer to a plate to rest while you make the sauce.
In the same skillet that steaks were cooked in, cook shallots in oil over medium heat until translucent, 6 minutes. Add brandy, and cook, stirring constantly, until reduced to 1 tablespoon, 1 minute. Stir in mustard and cream. Bring to a simmer and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve sauce alongside the steaks.