| Servings: | 8 |
| Author Notes: |
This recipe by Louise Fiszer was given to us by the folks at WineAnswers.com, as part of a fabulous holiday meal. Serving a beef tenderloin will make you a star in the kitchen. The only thing that can ruin this elegant roast is over-cooking it. The colorful sweet-tart hot sauce makes this a truly festive holiday main course and can be made ahead and reheated just before serving. |
| Ingredients: |
Sauce:
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (canned or see links below for recipe) 1/2 cup beef stock 1/4 cup cranberry juice 6 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard 4 tablespoons heavy cream salt and pepper to taste Tenderloin: 1 beef tenderloin, trimmed of fat, weighing about 5 pounds 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon whole mustard seed, crushed or coarsely ground |
| Instructions: |
For the sauce: Place all ingredients in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to break up the cranberry sauce. Turn down to a simmer and cook until sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, about 8-10 minutes. Taste for salt and pepper. For the beef: Set tenderloin on a wire rack on a shallow roasting pan. Roast until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers about 135° for medium-rare to medium. Let stand at room temperature about 20-25 minutes before slicing. Cut meat into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices. Arrange overlapping slices on a serving tray and spread a 2-inch wide "ribbon " of cranberry mustard sauce down the center. Pass the remaining sauce. |
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