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Beef Filet with Smashed Red Potatoes and a Puree of Herbs

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by Chef John Simmons

Summary: A classic rendition of beef tenderloin, seared and finished in the oven. The beef filet is served on a bed on roasted red smashed potatoes and topped with fresh herbs.

Cooking time (duration): 45 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 8

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Ingredients

  • Whole Fillet of Beef Tenderloin – remove some of the fat, separate smaller piece from larger, remove silver skin (outside of the meat which is silver and shinny). Separate knob on end of fillet.
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2lb Red Potatoes – sliced
  • 1C plus Olive oil
  • Paprika
  • ½ pt Sour cram
  • Fresh washed parsley – 1 bunch and 1 TBS chopped
  • Fresh basil – 2 handfuls of leaves
  • Fresh cilantro – 1 bunch
  • Juice of 1 or 2 lemons

Instructions

Fillet:

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Heat Skillet on high. Add 2 TBS olive oil.
  3. Season meat liberally with salt and pepper.
  4. Sear meat on all sides.
  5. Remove and put skillet with meat in oven. Add potatoes already roasting for 15 minutes. Cook together for 30 minutes.
  6. Remove meat and cut meat perpendicular to grain.
  7. Place on serving dish.

Smashed Red Potatoes:

  1. Toss potatoes in olive oil, small amount of paprika, salt and pepper.
  2. Roast in single layer for 15 minutes. Add to meat and cook an additional 30 minutes.
  3. Remove potatoes with meat.
  4. Reheat the skillet you seared the meat in.
  5. Add potatoes and soak up the juices.
  6. In mixing bowl, add potatoes.
  7. Add sour cream and a couple of pinches of chopped parsley.
  8. Mix and mash with large spoon right before serving. The mash should consist of large and small pieces.
  9. Place on second serving dish. Add meat juices from oven.

Puree of Herbs:

  1. In mixing bowl combine Basil, Parsley and Cilantro leaves.
  2. Add 2 pinches salt and pepper.
  3. Add 1C olive oil.
  4. Add the juice of 1 or 2 lemons.
  5. Use blender or hand mixer to puree.
  6. Pour on top of sliced fillet.

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