Slow Roasted Beef Tenderloin With Double Mushroom Ragoût Recipes

FILET OF BEEF WITH MUSHROOMS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500˚. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
• Place the beef on the prepared sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels. Spread 1 tablespoon of the butter all over the beef with your hands. Sprinkle the beef all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Roast for exactly 25 minutes for rare (120˚) and 30 minutes for medium rare (125˚). Remove the beef from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan. Add the shallots and sauté over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until tender but not browned. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and heat until sizzling. Add the mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, for 5 to 7 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the Port, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the crème fraîche and cook for one minute, until slightly thickened. Reduce the heat to low and add the Roquefort, stirring just until it melts. (If the sauce is too thick, add another splash of Port.)
• Before serving, reheat the sauce and sprinkle with the parsley. Remove the strings from the roast and slice thickly. Spoon on the sauce, sprinkle with salt and serve hot.

ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MUSHROOM RAGOUT

Steps:

• Combine garlic, thyme, oil, wine, bay leaf, Kitchen Bouquet and soy sauce. Pour over tenderloin and marinade overnight. Remove tenderloin from refrigerator about 30 minutes prior to roasting to allow meat to relax.
• Preheat oven to 425. Place tenderloin in open roasting pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 125 (medium rare). Baste with marinade 2-3 times during roasting.
• Let roast rest loosely covered and while it rests, pour marinate into small saucepan and boil.
• In separate pan, melt butter and saute onion and mushrooms until onions are translucent and mushrooms give off their juices. Add flour to mixture and stir. Pour boiling marinade into pan with mushrooms and onions and stir to thicken. As mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat.
• Slice meat and add mushroom ragout to the side or on top of beef.