Pepper Crusted Tenderloin with Mushroom Cream and Roast Asparagus

Name: Pepper Crusted Tenderloin with Mushroom Cream and Roast Asparagus
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams asparagus, trimmed at stem (fat stems should be peeled down a bit as well); 4 (1-inch thick, 3 to 4-inch round) beef tenderloin steaks, about 1 pound total; 59 milliliters cognac or brandy, eyeball it; 2 Tbsps butter; 177 milliliters cream, eyeball it; 2 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling plus 2 tablespoons; 1 leave Chopped parsley or chives, for garnish; 4 teaspoons coarse black pepper, a rounded palm full; 2 servings Salt; 6 white mushroom caps, very thinly sliced

Pepper Crusted Tenderloin with Mushroom Cream and Roast Asparagus might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 107g of protein, 86g of fat, and a total of 1329 calories. This recipe serves 2. A mixture of asparagus, salt, cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Spread asparagus on small baking sheet and dress with a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt. Roast the spears in a hot oven until tender and ends are crisp and slightly brown at edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. Asparagus should remain bright green.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Asparagus

Spread

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Take the chill off the meat then pour the black pepper onto a small plate.

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Black Pepper

Meat

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat. When oil smokes, press each steak into pepper to coat then place peppered side down in the skillet. Sear and caramelize the meat 3 to 4 minutes, turn and cook 2 minutes more for rare, 3 minutes for pink.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Pepper

Steak

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

While the meat cooks, heat a small skillet over medium flame and melt then butter.

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Butter

Meat

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Add mushrooms and lightly saute them for 4 to 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and add cognac or brandy to the pan. Be careful of flare ups. You may want to add the liquor off the stove top then return the skillet to the heat. Reduce the liquid by half, cooking off the alcohol and concentrating the flavor, then stir in the cream and warm it through. Reduce heat a bit and let sauce thicken 2 to 3 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper