Beef Tenderloins with Cherry Port Sauce & Gorgonzola
Ingredients
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks, 1 inch thick
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh thyme OR dried thyme leaves, crushed
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 medium onion, cut into half slices
- 1 C. Swanson(r) Beef Broth
- 3/4 C. tawny port wine OR other semi-sweet dessert wine
- 1/2 C. dried cherries OR dried cranberries
- 1 Tbs. butter OR margarine
- 1/4 C. crumbled Gorgonzola OR blue cheese
Directions
Sprinkle steaks with black pepper and thyme. Spray nonstick skillet with vegetable cooking spray. Heat 1 minute and then add steaks and onion. Cook steaks until desired doneness*, turning once. Remove steaks and onion and keep warm. Add broth, wine and cherries to skillet. Cook over medium heat 10 min. or until sauce is reduced to about 1 1/2 C. Stir in butter. Serve steaks with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.
Note: Cook about 10 minutes for rare.
