Beef Crostini with Caramelized Onion Marmalade

Name: Beef Crostini with Caramelized Onion Marmalade
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 680 grams beef tenderloin; 1 loaf rosemary focaccia bread, thinly sliced; 79 milliliters dry red wine; 59 milliliters honey; 59 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 3 red or sweet onions, thinly sliced; 79 milliliters red wine vinegar

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Beef Crostini with Caramelized Onion Marmalade a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 605 calories, 26g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires beef tenderloin, rosemary focaccia bread, onions, and red wine vinegar. It works well as a pretty expensive hor d'oeuvre. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.

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Grill

Oven

Brush the slices of focaccia with the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Focaccia

Place on a sheet pan and grill until crispy, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

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Frying Pan

In a medium saucepan, combine the onions, wine, vinegar, brown sugar, and honey. Stir constantly over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, until the sauce is the consistency of marmalade.

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Brown Sugar

Marmalade

Vinegar

Onion

Honey

Sauce

Sugar

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Grill the beef tenderloin, turning to mark all sides, until medium rare, about 10 to 15 minutes total.

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Beef Tenderloin

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Grill

Let rest for 10 minutes, then thinly slice the meat.

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Meat

Place a slice of beef on each rosemary focaccia crostini and top each with a teaspoon of onion marmalade.

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Marmalade

Crostini

Focaccia

Rosemary

Onion

Beef

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Servings:

680grams

beef tenderloin 1loaf

rosemary focaccia bread, thinly sliced 79milliliters

dry red wine 59milliliters

honey 59milliliters

packed light brown sugar 2Tbsps

olive oil 3

red or sweet onions, thinly sliced 79milliliters

red wine vinegar

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Chianti, Verdicchio, Sparkling Rose, Trebbiano

Sparkling Wine, Chianti, and Verdicchio are great choices for Crostini. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Pierre Peters Cuvee Reserve Grand Cru. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 65 dollars.

Pierre Peters Cuvee Reserve Grand Cru

The wine is clear or pale with hints of green typical to the Chardonnay. The mousse is fine and regular with a pretty ribbon of strong bubbles. The first nose is both flowery and fruity, then comes notes of fresh nuts and fresh bread. In the finish there is citrus which brings a beautiful impression of smoothness and freshness. The attack is frank, associated with delicacy and roundness. The first impression is dominated with fresh white fruits (lemon and pear) and with flowers (acacia), followed by creamy notes. The finally is persistent on the citrus (candied grapefruit, tangerine and lemon) and minerality, bringing freshness and elegance to the wine.