Indulge in the culinary symphony of marinated beef tenderloin, a dish that tantalizes taste buds with its exquisite flavors. Marinated in a harmonious blend of herbs, spices, and the velvety richness of Merlot wine, the tenderloin emerges as a masterpiece of culinary artistry. Seared to perfection, its succulent interior reveals a symphony of textures, from the tender bite of the meat to the delicate crunch of the caramelized exterior. Accompanying this exceptional protein is a Merlot sauce, a luscious creation that elevates the dish to new heights. Crafted with the same Merlot wine used in the marinade, the sauce exudes a symphony of sweet, savory, and slightly tart notes, complementing the beef tenderloin in a harmonious embrace.
Beyond the main course, this article presents a delectable array of side dishes that amplify the overall dining experience. Roasted asparagus, with its vibrant green hue and earthy undertones, provides a delightful contrast to the richness of the beef. Creamy mashed potatoes, a classic comfort food, offer a velvety canvas for the succulent flavors of the tenderloin and sauce to dance upon. For a touch of freshness, a vibrant green salad adds a crisp counterpoint to the richness of the main course, while sautéed mushrooms lend an earthy elegance.
MERLOT FILET MIGNON
Although this is a simple recipe, the filet is rich and elegant enough for a special occasion. Add a salad and rolls, and dinner is done! -Jauneen Hosking, Waterford, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small skillet, cook steaks in 1 tablespoon butter and the olive oil over medium heat until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup. Add the cream, salt and remaining butter; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and butter is melted, 1-2 minutes. Serve with steaks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 690 calories, Fat 43g fat (20g saturated fat), Cholesterol 165mg cholesterol, Sodium 279mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 49g protein.
MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN
Be sure to let the meat rest 45 minutes or it will be underdone. It's delicious with roasted carrots and shallots.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Time 3h30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place beef in a resealable plastic bag. Whisk together Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and oil, and pour over beef. Tightly seal bag, and let beef marinate at room temperature 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.
- Preheat broiler with rack 4 inches from heat source. Transfer beef and marinade to a heavy oven-safe skillet just large enough to hold the beef. Spread 2 tablespoons butter over top of beef; broil 8 minutes. Remove from oven, turn beef with tongs, and spread remaining 2 tablespoons butter on top. Broil 5 minutes more. Remove from oven, and cover skillet tightly with foil. Let beef in skillet rest 45 minutes. Thinly slice, and transfer to a serving platter. Serve with pan juices.
MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN
My three grown children and grandkids enjoy this tempting tenderloin. Leftovers make wonderful sandwiches with oven-fresh bread and Dijon mustard. I sometimes substitute a marinated eye of round roast...and it turns out fine.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 cup for basting. Pour remaining marinade into a shallow dish; add bay leaf and tenderloin. Turn to coat; cover and refrigerate overnight., Drain and discard marinade and bay leaf. Place tenderloin on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 55-60 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), basting often with reserved marinade. let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts :
PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MERLOT
This tenderloin virtually cooks and presents itself-giving you all the more time to toss that apron aside and don your party best.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. For the beef: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Set a rack in a roasting pan. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. While the pan heats, pat the meat dry and season it generously with salt. Roll the tenderloin in peppercorn mixture to coat, making sure to press the ends in mixture as well. Add vegetable oil to the skillet and heat just until smoking. Brown the meat all over, turning as each side reaches a deep mahogany, about 8 minutes in all. While the meat browns, toss the unpeeled shallots with the olive oil and scatter them in the roasting pan. Transfer the meat to the rack (save the skillet) and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 125 degrees F, about 30 minutes. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- 2. For the sauce: Wipe any burned bits from the skillet. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and the sliced shallots to the skillet and cook over high heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Add wine and vegetable broth and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Bring to a brisk boil and cook until reduced by about half. Meanwhile, in a small bowl make a paste with remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the flour. Whisk the butter mixture into the reduced wine mixture a little bit at a time. Return to a full boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- 3. Slice the beef and arrange it on a platter with the roasted shallots. Drizzle some sauce over the meat and serve, passing the remaining sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 585, Fat 45 grams, SaturatedFat 17.5 grams, Cholesterol 137.5 milligrams, Sodium 560 milligrams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Protein 38 grams
ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MERLOT SHALLOT SAUCE
Make and share this Roasted Beef Tenderloin With Merlot Shallot Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Roast Beef
Time 55m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°; heat a big nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-high heat.
- Combine sage, garlic, pepper, and 2 teaspoons salt; rub over tenderloin.
- Add tenderloin to pan; cook 6 minutes, lightly browning on all sides.
- Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion or tenderloin.
- Cover handle of pan with foil; bake at 350° for 25 minutes, until thermometer registers 140° (med-rare) or desired degree of doneness.
- Place tenderloin on a cutting board, cover loosely with foil; let stand 15 minutes.
- Make the sauce: heat a pan coated with cooking spray over med-high heat; add in shallots; saute 3 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in wine; bring to a boil; cook until reduced to ¾ cup (about 4 minutes).
- Stir in broth; cook 6 minutes or until reduced to 1 ¼ cup.
- Add in butter, stirring until melted; stir in parsley and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Serve sauce with tenderloin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.8, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 98.5, Sodium 465.5, Carbohydrate 3.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.3, Protein 29.2
MERLOT SAUCE
Steps:
- In a small heavy saucepan bring water with sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, without stirring, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add vinegar down side of pan (caramel will steam and harden). Cook caramel over moderate heat, stirring, until dissolved, about 3 minutes, and remove pan from heat.
- In a heavy saucepan cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine and boil until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Stir in stock or demiglace and boil until mixture is reduced to about 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in caramel. Pour sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Sauce may be made 2 days ahead, cooled completely, and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce before serving.
FILET WITH A MERLOT SAUCE
Filet Mignon with an excellent Merlot wine sauce.
Provided by CANMAD7
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a heavy sauce pan over high heat, combine wine, chicken broth and beef broth. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about an hour. (This can be prepared a day ahead - cover and refrigerate).
- In a small bowl, mix butter and flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper, and saute until medium-rare, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to a plate.
- Stir shallots, garlic and thyme into skillet. Add 2 cups reduced wine mixture to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Whisk in butter mixture until smooth. Boil sauce until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 96.1 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 353.6 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN
Another of my father's recipes...My dad was a cook in the canadian military for 30 years and he always prepared tenderloins this way... I hope you enjoy this taste from my childhood.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories Meat
Time 50m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pierce meat with a fork in several places.
- Put meat in a deep plastic bag.
- Combine all ingredients and pour over meat.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425 and bake for 40 - 50 minutes, depending on how you prefer your meat cooked.
- Please note * marinating time is not included in preparation time.
MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH MERLOT SAUCE
Satisfy beef lovers with the best, topped with a second-to-none sauce.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 9h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In resealable food-storage plastic bag or large glass or plastic dish, place beef. In small bowl, mix remaining beef ingredients; pour over beef. Seal bag or cover dish; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours, turning beef several times to coat with marinade.
- Heat oven to 425°F. Remove beef from marinade; discard marinade. Place beef on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of beef.
- Roast uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until thermometer reads 140°F (medium-rare doneness). Cover beef loosely with tent of foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes or until thermometer reads 145°F. (Temperature will continue to rise about 5°F and beef will be easier to carve as juices set up.)
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly reduced and syrupy. Cut beef across grain at slanted angle into thin slices. Serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 25 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 125 mg
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of beef: Tenderloin is the most tender cut of beef, making it ideal for this recipe. It is also relatively lean, so it is important to marinate it to keep it moist.
- Use a good quality Merlot: The Merlot sauce is a key component of this dish, so it is important to use a good quality wine. Look for a Merlot that is full-bodied and has a fruity flavor.
- Marinate the beef for at least 2 hours: This will allow the flavors of the marinade to penetrate the beef and make it more tender.
- Cook the beef to your desired doneness: The cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the beef and how you like it cooked. For a medium-rare steak, cook it for about 4-5 minutes per side.
- Make the Merlot sauce while the beef is cooking: This will allow the flavors of the sauce to develop.
- Serve the beef with the Merlot sauce and your favorite sides: Roasted potatoes, grilled asparagus, or a simple salad are all good options.
Conclusion:
This marinated beef tenderloin with Merlot sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The beef is tender and juicy, and the Merlot sauce is rich and flavorful. This dish is sure to impress your guests.
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