Beef Fillet with Apples and Orange Sauce - New York Apple Association

Ingredients

• 4 beef fillets – about 4.5 ounces each, bring to room temperature
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ teaspoon of pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 apple, cut into slices
• 1 navel orange peeled and sectioned
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• Juice of one orange
• ¼ cup rice vinegar (do not use seasoned rice vinegar)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
• Sauté mixture until ingredients soften, approximately 5 minutes, then add minced garlic and continue cooking until approximately 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Next add orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and fish sauce to pan and stir to combine.
• Allow mixture to come to a boil, then lower the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and reduces by half, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
• Return beef to pan with sauce and spoon sauce over meat. Cook 1 or 2 minutes more, being sure not to overcook the meat. Serve immediately.