Best Beef Tenderloin With Bordelaise Sauce Caramelized Carrots And S Recipes

BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH BORDELAISE SAUCE, CARAMELIZED CARROTS AND S

Steps:

• To make the bordelaise sauce, in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add the shallots and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly golden, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the pepper, bay leaf and thyme and stir to mix.
• Add the wine, bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a simmer, skimming off any excess fat, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Strain the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan and keep warm over very low heat.
• In a 10-inch fry pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 Tbs of the butter.
• Season the filets with salt and pepper.
• When the butter is hot, add the filets and sear until golden underneath, about 2 minutes.
• Using a pair of tongs, turn the filets, and add the carrot, shallots, the 1/8 tsp pepper, the thyme and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook for 3 minutes for medium-rare, or until done to your liking.
• Transfer the filets to warmed individual plates.
• Continue cooking the vegetables, uncovered, until just tender, 1 minute more.
• Add the sauce, bring to a boil and stir in the remaining 2 Tbs butter.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprig and bay leaf and discard.
• Stir in the parsley.
• Spoon the sauce and vegetables around the filets and serve immediately.

HOW TO MAKE BORDELAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place butter and shallots into a saucepan with pinch of salt; cook and stir shallots over medium-low heat until caramelized and browned, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add red wine and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until wine is nearly evaporated and pan juices are thick and slightly syrupy. Watch carefully, mixture burns easily. Add veal stock, return to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer set over a container. Tap the strainer with a spoon while straining and squeeze out the last remaining drops of sauce from the residue. Season sauce to taste with salt and black pepper.

ROAST BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH RED WINE & SHALLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with peppercorns & salt, pressing to adhere.
• Heat oil in roasting pan, over medium-high heat; sear beef all over.
• Roast in preheated 375F oven for about 55 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in centre registers 140F (for medium-rare); transfer to cutting board, tent with foil & let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
• Sauce: Heat 2 tbsp pf the butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook shallots, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until softened.
• Stir in sugar & cook for an additional 10 minutes or until shallots are golden & caramelized; stir in garlic & thyme and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Add stock, wine, brandy & bay leaf, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about 2 cups.
• Whisk cornstarch with 1 tbsp water, then whisk into sauce and boil until smooth & thickened; discard bay leaf.
• Add roasting pan juices to sauce, bring to a boil, then whisk in remaining butter; serve with roast.