brandy sauced tenderloin steaks, inspired by bob!

Name: Brandy Sauced Tenderloin Steaks, inspired by Bob!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 - beef tenderloin steaks, about 5 oz each; 2 small shallots, chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 1/4 cup(s) soy sauce; 1/4 cup(s) balsamic vinegar ketchup*; - * to make the ketchup, stir 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar into 1/4 cup ketchup.; 1/4 teaspoon(s) chili powder; 1/3 cup(s) sorghum; 3 tablespoon(s) honey; 2 ounce(s) brandy

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Susan Feliciano

Oak Ridge, TN

Updated on Jul 22, 2012

I was planning to make Bob's Sweet & Sour Pork Chops for dinner, when I noticed that what I had thawed were not pork chops, but beef tenderloin steaks. I decided to give it a try anyway, then also got to noticing that I was missing a few of his ingredients. My mushrooms were bad, so I substituted shallots. I used balsamic ketchup instead of chili sauce, sorghum instead of honey, and brandy instead of whiskey. My daughter said, "Mom, you should write this up as a completely different recipe!" So here it is; many thanks for the inspiration, Bob Wakeman!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - beef tenderloin steaks, about 5 oz each
2 small shallots, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar ketchup*
- * to make the ketchup, stir 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar into 1/4 cup ketchup.
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/3 cup sorghum
3 tablespoons honey
2 ounces brandy

How To Make brandy sauced tenderloin steaks, inspired by bob!

Step 1

You will need a cast iron skillet that will hold the steaks. Preheat the oven to 350°.

Step 2

Melt the butter over medium heat in the skillet, and sauté the shallots until softened but not browned. Remove shallots and set aside. Remove skillet from heat.
Step 3

Stir together soy sauce, ketchup, chili powder, sorghum, honey, and brandy in a small mixing bowl. Stir in shallots.
Step 4

Place steaks in the iron skillet and pour sauce over all. Put skillet in preheated oven, and bake for 40-45 minutes for medium-to-medium-well steaks. Test for doneness with an instant-read meat thermometer if desired, but this really should be long enough to cook them through.
Step 5

If you are interested in seeing Bob's recipe, here is the link: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pork/bobs-sweet-sour-pork-chops.html?p=1
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