Romantic Dinner For Two

Romantic Dinner For Two Recipe & Video

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Recipe For Beef Tenderlions by Martha Stewart

iNGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 pounds center-cut beef tenderloin, tied by your butcher
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or a roasting pan, rub beef tenderloin with oil. Generously season with at least 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper.
2. Roast, turning halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 125 degrees to 135 degrees for rare, 135 degrees to 140 degrees for medium, and 150 degrees for well done, 30 to 45 minutes, depending on desired doneness.
3. Remove from oven; cover loosely with foil; let rest 10 minutes. Remove twine; thinly slice beef. Serve with horseradish cream and bearnaise sauce, as desired.

• Horseradish Cream, optional

• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons prepared white horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, horseradish, honey, and hot sauce. For a thinner sauce, add up to 1 tablespoon water. Season with salt and pepper.

• Bearnaise Sauce, optional

• 2/3 cup white-wine vinegar
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• Coarse salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, shallot, and tarragon to a boil. Cook until liquid has reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 4 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Rinse outsaucepan, and return strained vinegar.
2. Add egg yolks and 2 tablespoons water. Cook, over low heat, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and forms thick ribbons, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Whisk in butter, if sauce gets too hot (it starts to bubble), remove from heat and whisk in a piece of butter. Continue whisking until all the butter has been absorbed, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately transfer to abowl to stop further cooking. Season with salt. Use immediately, or keep warm over a pan of barely simmering water.

Easy Recipe for Two  

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