Gorgonzola- and Mushroom-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Sauce

Name: Gorgonzola- and Mushroom-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton); 1 kilograms beef tenderloin (about; 237 milliliters soft bread crumbs (about 1 1/2 slices bread); 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 85 grams cup sliced fresh mushrooms; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 118 milliliters currant jelly; 118 milliliters crumbled Gorgonzola or Roquefort cheese; 0 teaspoons coarse salt (kosher or sea salt) or regular salt; 1 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil; 118 milliliters Merlot, Zinfandel or nonalcoholic red wine

Gorgonzola- and Mushroom-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 577 calories, 29g of protein, and 38g of fat. If you have butter, currant jelly, bread crumbs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 425F. To cut beef so that it can be filled and rolled, cut horizontally down length of beef, about 1/2 inch from top of beef, to within 1/2 inch of opposite side; open flat. Turn beef. Repeat with other side of beef, cutting from the inside edge to within 1/2 inch of opposite edge; open flat.

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Beef

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In 10-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and liquid has evaporated. Cool 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Add bread crumbs, cheese and parsley; toss to combine.

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Parsley

Cheese

Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over beef to within 1 inch of edges. Tightly roll up beef, beginning with long side. Turn small end of beef under about 6 inches so it cooks evenly. Tie beef with kitchen string at about 1 1/2-inch intervals. In shallow roasting pan, place beef, seam side down, on rack.

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Roll

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Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of beef.

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Beef

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Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until thermometer reads at least 140F. Cover beef loosely with foil and let stand about 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 145F. (Temperature will continue to rise about 5F, and beef will be easier to carve.)

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Beef

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Aluminum Foil

Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly reduced and syrupy.

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