Tenderloin of beef with blue cheese

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Butter or margarine
½ teaspoon Coarsely ground pepper
1 teaspoon Minced fresh garlic
2 pounds Beef tenderloin; trimmed, tied, up to 3
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
4 ounces Crumbled blue cheese
1 cup Beef broth
¼ cup Madeira wine
2 cups Fresh mushrooms; sliced 1/4\"
½ cup Chopped pecans; toasted
½ cup Pine nuts or sliced almonds; toasted
⅓ cup Green onions; sliced 1/4\"

Directions

BEEF

SAUCE

Heat oven to 400ø. In 10" skillet melt ¼ cut butter until sizzling; stir in pepper and garlic. Place tenderloin in same skilled. Cook over medium high heat until browned on all sides (7 to 9 minutes). Remove from pan; reserve pan juices and browned particles in skilled. Line 13 x 9" baking pan with aluminum foil; place tenderloin in pan. Bake for 35 to 50 minutes or until meat thermometer reaches 160øF (medium). Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in same skillet with reserved pan juices and browned particles until sizzling; stir in blue cheese. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted (4 to 5 minutes). Stir in beef broth and wine; add mushrooms. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender (4 to 5 minutes). Stir in remaining sauce ingredients. Serve over carved tenderloin.

Typed and Busted by Carriej999@...

Recipe by: Land O Lakes Treasury of Country Recipes Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Carriej999<Carriej999@...> on Mar 22, 1998

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