Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Christmas Eve Beef Tenderloin

This has been on the menu at McGuire family Christmas Eve ever since I was at the kids table.

Peppered Beef Tenderloin with Mustard and Horseradish Sauce

Sauce:
1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

BEEF:
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
2 teaspoons whole white peppercorns
2 teaspoons whole green peppercorns
2 teaspoons coarse salt
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
1 cup loosely packed fresh Italian parsley, chopped
1 2-pound beef tenderloin, trimmed
Additional fresh parsley

Preparation
For Sauce: Whisk all ingredients in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate sauce until ready to serve. (Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead.)

For Beef: Coarsely grind all peppercorns in spice grinder or blender. Transfer peppercorns to bowl. Mix in salt. Whisk mustard, butter and 1 cup chopped parsley in medium bowl to blend. Rub all over tenderloin. Roll tenderloin in peppercorn mixture, coating completely (can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place tenderloin on rack set in shallow baking pan. Roast until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 130F for rare, about 20-25 minutes. Transfer roast to platter. Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut roast into slices. Arrange on platter. Surround with parsley. Serve with sauce.



1 comment:

Mary Lou said...

Well if you want some homemade horseradish, I'll add you to the distribution list come fall. OR some roots to make your own?