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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:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat Skillet on high. Add 2 TBS olive oil.
- Season meat liberally with salt and pepper.
- Sear meat on all sides.
- Remove and put skillet with meat in oven. Add potatoes already roasting for 15 minutes. Cook together for 30 minutes.
- Remove meat and cut meat perpendicular to grain.
- Place on serving dish.
Smashed Red Potatoes:
- Toss potatoes in olive oil, small amount of paprika, salt and pepper.
- Roast in single layer for 15 minutes. Add to meat and cook an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove potatoes with meat.
- Reheat the skillet you seared the meat in.
- Add potatoes and soak up the juices.
- In mixing bowl, add potatoes.
- Add sour cream and a couple of pinches of chopped parsley.
- Mix and mash with large spoon right before serving. The mash should consist of large and small pieces.
- Place on second serving dish. Add meat juices from oven.
Puree of Herbs:
- In mixing bowl combine Basil, Parsley and Cilantro leaves.
- Add 2 pinches salt and pepper.
- Add 1C olive oil.
- Add the juice of 1 or 2 lemons.
- Use blender or hand mixer to puree.
- Pour on top of sliced fillet.
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