Holiday Roast Beef Tenderloin
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 2½ Pound trimmed beef tenderloin roast, tied
  • ⅓ cup dried porcini mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or avocado oil
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ½ cup sliced shallots
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¼ cup tarragon vinegar
  • 1 cup veal stock (ok to substitute beef stock)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Combine porcini mushrooms and water in a bowl, soak until soft, approx. 1 hour. Drain and reserve liquid. Dice and set mushrooms and reserved liquid aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  3. Season beef generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Place beef in the skillet, cook until brown on all sides. (NOTE: Just sear all sides, approx. 2-3 min per side on high heat.) Remove beef and set aside.
  4. Reduce heat to medium and stir in 1 tablespoon butter, shallots, and a pinch of salt. Cook until shallots are soft and translucent. (Approx. 5-7 min.)
  5. Pour tarragon vinegar into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off of the bottom. stir until liquid is reduced by half, 2 to 4 min.
  6. Pour veal stock, cream, ½ cup reserved mushroom liquid, mushrooms, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Return the beef to the skillet.
  7. Roast in the preheated oven until meat is medium rare, approx 45 minutes. Center temp should read no more than 130 degrees. Transfer meat to a plate and loosely tent with foil. Set skillet over high heat and bring pan juices to a boil.
  8. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and tarragon, season with salt and pepper to taste. Return tenderloin and any accumulated juices to the skillet and serve.
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