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Pommes Frites- Beef Tenderloin And Fries Recipe


Pommes Frites- Beef Tenderloin And Fries Recipe
A classic and easy to prepare beef tenderloin recipe.

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Ingredients
  • 4 3" thick pieces of beef tenderloin
  • 6 roasting potatoes
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup marsala wine
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegrette
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • olive oil

Directions
  1. If in a hurry, use frozen fries and skip the homemade steps
  2. If chilled, allow beef tenderloin to warm to room temperature before cooking
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  4. Rinse and peel potatoes
  5. Cut potatoes into fry shapes of your liking (thinner for crispier fries)
  6. Soak cut potatoes in salt water for 30 minutes to reduce starch
  7. Remove from salt water and thoroughly dry the potatoes with paper towels
  8. Baste dry fries with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste
  9. Bake fries for 45 mins. or until desired crispiness
  10. Dice shallots, set aside
  11. Mix the water, tomato paste, marsala wine, balsamic, and worcestershire, set aside
  12. Heat a cast iron skillet over high flame
  13. Once hot, add 1 tbsp olive oil and reduce heat to a medium flame
  14. Braise beef tenderloin approximately 3 minutes on each side (including the sides) for medium, less for more rare, more for more well done
  15. Remove beef tenderloin from pan and set aside
  16. Increase flame to medium high, add shallots and scrape the bottom of the pan to mix in pan scrapings
  17. Once shallots are brown, add the au jus mixture, continue cooking until reduced in half
  18. Add butter to pan
  19. Remove fries from oven and sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley
  20. Plate with beef tenderloin over fries and drizzle the au jus over top

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