Elegant
Ingredients:
One 4-4/12 pound beef tenderloin
salt and pepper to taste
butter pastry
Duxelles
one egg
sesame seeds
Preparation for tenderloin
1. Place beef on rack in a shallow baking pan
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
3. Bake at 425 for 30 min
4. Let stand until cool
5. Trim off ALL fat
6. Roll pastry to rectangle large enough to wrap around beef about 3 inches longer than
Roast and 12-13 inch wide
7. Press cool duxelles into pastry leaving an inch uncovered on all edges
8. Place beef on pastry
9. Moisten the edges of the pastry
10. Enclose the beef, pressing edges firmly together
11. Place roll seam side down on shallow baking pan
12. Cut decorations from pastry trimmings
13. Place on top
14. Brush pastry with egg beaten with one tablespoon of water
15. Sprinkle with sesame seeds
16. Bake at 400 for 35 minutes or until brown
17. Let stand 15-20 minutes before slicing
Ingredients for butter pastry
3 3/4 cup sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cold butter
2 tbs shortening
3/4 cup ice water
1. Combine flour with the salt
2. Cut in butter and shortening until particles are VERY fine
3. Add water one tablespoon at a time to make a stiff dough
4. Shape dough into a square
5. Cover and chill
Ingredients for Duxelles
(Duxelles are a basic ingredient that are used in many other recipes,
such as stuffing for roast chickens, filling for ravioli or a base
for sauces.)
1 lb. mushrooms finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 marjoram
2 tsp. flour
dash of pepper
1/4 cup beef broth
2 tbs. chopped parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped cooked ham
1. Sauté mushrooms and onions in butter until liquid
evaporates
2. Stir in salt, marjoram, flour, pepper and broth
3. Cook stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil and thickens
4. Remove from heat
5. Stir in parsley and ham
6. Cool |
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