Carries Beef Tenderloin with Peppery Margarita Sauce
From sparow64 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Had this at a friends house recently. It was amazing! I'm kind of wimpy, and think I will use a red pepper instead of a pablano.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds tenderloin of beef, cut into 1-inch thick medallions shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 small vidalia onion, cut into a medium dice shopping list
- 2 poblano peppers, washed, seeded and cut into a medium dice shopping list
- 1 tablespoon toasted and ground cumin seed shopping list
- 2 ounces gold tequila shopping list
- 1/4 cup lime juice shopping list
- 1 cup rich beef stock shopping list
- 2 ounces Grand Marnier shopping list
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a saute pan over medium heat, season the beef medallions with salt and pepper, and add to the hot pan.
- Turn the heat up to high and char both sides of the beef well.
- To keep the beef rare to medium rare, cook quickly, turning once only after the beef has browned on the first side.
- Remove the beef from the pan, place on a warm platter, and set aside.
- Add the diced onions and poblano peppers to the saute pan, evenly spread out and cook till wilted.
- Add the cumin and combine well to toast the spice again.
- Working carefully away from the flame, add the tequila to the pan, deglaze the pan by swirling the tequila and set back over low heat to reduce.
- Add the lime juice and reduce to almost dry before adding the beef stock.
- Reduce the stock by half over high heat and add the Grand Marnier and fresh orange zest.
- Cook for 2 minutes and then add the heavy cream.
- Do not allow to boil but gently simmer for 2 minutes before adding the salt and pepper.
- Serve the beef on a bed of sauce.
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Reviewed by 7 people-
Love this,, great recipe.Marky
marky90
in Dearborn loved it
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thanks for another 5 recipe
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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Ooooh yum...this sounds so delicious. And a bit decadent - which I like. Thanks so much - can't wait to try it.
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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