Lover's Beef Burgundy Filet

One must be very careful who this is prepared for. Like a magic love potion, it brings out the lover in ANYone. Through trial and error, I learned very quickly not to prepare this for a mere 'casual date' UNLESS you want that 'casual date' to become 'more'....

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 883 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1 ½ cups canola oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 4 cups Burgundy wine
• 1 ½ cups soy sauce
• 2 cups oyster sauce
• 8 (6 ounce) fillets filet mignon
• 1 teaspoon Burgundy wine
• 1 tablespoon minced green onions

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, mix together Burgundy wine, canola oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, garlic and oregano. Bring to a boil, and then remove from heat. Place in the refrigerator 1 hour, or until chilled.

Step 2

Place filet mignon filets in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and pour the chilled marinade over them. Cover tightly with foil, and refrigerate for a minimum of 5 hours.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, cream butter and 1 teaspoon of Burgundy wine with a hand mixer. Mix in shallots, green onions and white pepper by hand; cover tightly, and refrigerate.

Step 4

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

Step 5

Grill marinated filets to desired doneness, turning once. Place filets in a clean 9x13 inch baking dish. Dollop with the Burgundy butter mixture, and place in the preheated oven for a minute, or until butter is melted.