How To Cook Chateaubriand The Easy Way - A Classic Recipe (2024)

By Lori, Last updated on October 31, 2023
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Ever wonder how to cook Chateaubriand the easy way? Let me help make you feel like a gourmet cook when you make this delicious recipe! First of all, don’t be intimidated by the fancy name. This delicious and oh-so-tender cut of beef is easy to make and is such a treat. It is the perfect meal to serve at a dinner party over the holidays or for a romantic dinner at home.

With the price of dining out, especially in a fine steak house, you can enjoy this meal at home and possibly have leftovers. I made it for my husband and me and sent leftovers to my daughter, my son-in-law, and our two-year-old granddaughter who loved the chateaubriand most of all. She kept asking for more meat!

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What is Chateaubriand?

Chateaubriand is a classic steak dish named after 19th-century French diplomat and writer François-René de Chateaubriand. It’s a thick-cut beef tenderloin steak, grilled or roasted. It is often served with a classic red wine sauce. This recipe is known for its tenderness and delicious flavor. It is relatively expensive, but the taste is so worth it to serve for any special occasion! Trust me, this is a dish that is sure to impress your guests.

Omaha Steaks’ Chateaubriand

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Kitchen Safety Tips

1. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water whenever you touch raw meat

2. Do not cross-contaminate any utensils, cutting board, or dishes that have touched the raw meat

Simple Ingredients for Chateaubriand

for theChateaubriand

Chateaubriand
Fresh Ground Paper, to taste
2-3 teaspoons of Kosher Salt
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons butter
Oil

for the Wine Sauce

1/2 cup dry red wine (I used Cabernet)
2 Tablespoons of Butter

Supplies Used

Instant-read thermometer

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How to Make Chateaubriand

#1.Season the beef all over with 2-3 teaspoons of kosher salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper.

#2.Put a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet or pan. You will want to catch and save all the juicy drippings!

#3.Heat 2 tablespoons of oil into a frying pan or cast iron skillet. I used Grapeseed Oil because of has a high smoke point plus it has a neutral flavor. Use medium heat and add the Chateaubriand with tongs and turn and brown it to sear the meat. This took about 3 minutes per side. Keep turning the meat until all exposed sides are browned.

#4.Save the hot pan and don’t clean it. You will use it for your wine sauce.

#5.Preheat the oven to 425 ° F. Place the meat on a roasting pan rack. Insert the meat thermometer so the tip is in a thick part of the roast.

This is the meat thermometer I use. It is very inexpensive and works great! Here is my Amazon affiliate link.

#6.You will cook the meat until the internal temperature reaches 135º for medium rare to 150º for medium. I tested by cutting into the meat before I took it out.

#7. Remember the meat will continue to cook after you remove it from the oven, up to about 10° more. This will take from 15 – 25 minutes depending on the level of doneness you desire.Use your meat thermometer to be sure.

How to Make the Wine Sauce

#1.Pan juices and drippings from the roasting bottom of the pan.

#2.Pour the wine into the skillet along with any juices from the roasting pan. Bring the sauce to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Scrape any browned bits and stir as it cooks.

#3.Continue cooking until the sauce reduces by about half and thickens. Turn off the heat and add the tablespoons of the butter. Stir until the butter is melted. Serve and enjoy it with your plate of delicious tender beef!

My Omaha Steaks Custom Package

Check out this list of my Omaha Steaks custom package that is complete with my favorite side dishes.

Gourmet Cheesecake SamplerPresliced (2 lbs)

Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes– Four cakes 4.2 oz)

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes– Two 12 oz packages

Green Beans in Butter Sauce(Two 6.5 oz packages)

Faroe Island Salmon(Four Filets 6 oz)

Butcher Cut Chateaubriand (2 lbs)

Omaha Steaks Seasoning– 3 oz jar

See me make it on YouTube!

https://youtube.com/shorts/eLDgXWhhlDQ?si=ArcAXK0zsqAFLQGa

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