Beef Tenderloin with Cranberry-Port Reduction and Gorgonzola Butter

Name: Beef Tenderloin with Cranberry-Port Reduction and Gorgonzola Butter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Garnishes: roasted baby carrots, roasted pearl onions; 118 milliliters beef broth; 2 kilograms beef tenderloin; 12 servings Gorgonzola Butter; 2 teaspoons dried marjoram; 4 garlic cloves; 0 teaspoons pepper; 710 milliliters port or other sweet red wine; 0 teaspoons salt; 4 shallots, peeled and halved; 118 milliliters whole-berry cranberry sauce

Beef Tenderloin with Cranberry-Port Reduction and Gorgonzola Butter is a gluten free recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 25g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 550 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up garnishes: roasted baby carrots, port, shallots, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Secure tenderloin at 2" intervals with heavy string.

Place tenderloin in a large zip-top freezer bag.

Combine port and next 4 ingredients; stir well.

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Port

Pour marinade over tenderloin; seal. Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.

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Marinade

Remove tenderloin from marinade, reserving marinade.

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Marinade

Pour liquid through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl; reserve garlic and discard solids. Set 1 cup marinade aside.

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Marinade

Garlic

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Sieve

Bowl

Place tenderloin on a lightly greased broiler pan. Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion of tenderloin.

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Broiler Pan

Place tenderloin in a preheated 425 oven. Immediately reduce heat to 350; bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until thermometer registers 145 (medium rare) to 160 (medium) or to desired degree of doneness.

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Oven

Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Remove string.

Combine reserved garlic and 1 cup reserved marinade in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until reduced by half.

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Marinade

Garlic

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Sauce Pan

Remove and discard garlic. Stir in cranberry sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 1 minute.

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Cranberry Sauce

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

Garnish, if desired.

Serve with Cranberry-Port Reduction and Gorgonzola Butter.

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Gorgonzola

Cranberries

Reduction

Butter

Port

Note: To roast the vegetables for garnish, drizzle lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast at 450 for 15 minutes, stirring once.

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Salt And Pepper