Beef Tenderloin Steak
Traditional dish with cracked black pepper, garlic, tenderloin steaks, 1 inch thick.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks
- to taste non-stick cooking spray
- 1 cup onion, separated into rings
- ⅔ cup red wine
- 2 tablespoons steak sauce
Steps
- Combine the pepper, salt, and minced garlic in a small bowl; rub both sides of each steak with this mixture.
- Place the steaks on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Broil for 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
- Set aside and keep warm.
- Place a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion to the skillet; cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the onion from the skillet.
- Set aside and keep warm.
- Add the wine to the skillet, scraping the pan to loosen the browned bits.
- Cook over medium-high heat until reduced to ⅓ cup (about 1 minute), and stir in the steak sauce.
- Spoon the wine sauce over the steaks, and top with the onion.
- Serve with French fries.
Adapted from “Beef Tenderloin Steak”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.