FILET OF BEEF W/BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Filet of Beef W/Blue Cheese Sauce image

I love to make this special entree for New Year's Eve, birthdays or Valentine's Day. Hope this simple yet very elegant recipe makes your occaision extra special, too!

Provided by Wildflour

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (4 -5 lb) beef tenderloin, trimmed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
4 cups heavy cream
4 ounces crumbly blue cheese
3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced

Steps:

*Note that sauce is made ahead.
For beef:.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
Place the beef on a baking sheet and pat the outside dry with a papertowel.
Spread the butter on with your hands. Sprinkle evenly with the salt and pepper.
Roast in the oven for 25 minutes for medium-rare.
Remove the beef from the oven, cover it tightly with aluminum foil and allow it to rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Slice the filet thickly and serve with blue cheese sauce. Instructions follow.
Blue cheese sauce:.
Bring the cream to a full boil in a medium saucepan and continue to boil rapidly for 45-50 minutes, until it is the consistency of white sauce, stirring occaisionally.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the blue cheese, parmesan, salt, pepper and parsley.
Whisk rapidly until cheeses melt.
To reheat, warm the sauce over low heat until melted, then whisk vigorously until the sauce comes together. Sauce makes 3 cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1156.9, Fat 97.5, SaturatedFat 50.2, Cholesterol 377.9, Sodium 1497.1, Carbohydrate 4.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.2, Protein 63.6