Beef Tenderloin With Roasted Shallots

Name: Beef Tenderloin With Roasted Shallots
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon, diced; 710 milliliters beef broth; 3 Tbsps butter; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 177 milliliters port wine; 907 grams beef tenderloin roast, trimmed; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 340 grams shallots, halved lengthwise and peeled; 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 4 sprigs watercress, for garnish

Beef Tenderloin With Roasted Shallots might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 412 calories. If you have thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In 9 inch pie pan, toss shallots with oil to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Roast until shallots are deep brown and very tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

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Oven

In a large saucepan, combine beef broth and port. Bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until the volume is reduced by half, about 30 minutes.

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Beef Broth

Port

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in tomato paste. Set aside.

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Whisk

Pat beef dry; sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. In a large roasting pan, set over medium heat on the stove top, saute bacon until golden. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels.

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Add beef to pan; brown on all sides over medium high heat, about 7 minutes.

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Beef

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Transfer pan to oven. Roast beef until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 125 degrees F (50 degrees C) for medium rare, about 25 minutes.

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