Beef Tenderloin With Boursin Aujus Recipes

BEEF WELLINGTON WITH MUSHROOM AND BOURSIN CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Season roast with salt, pepper, garlic powder and basil to taste.
• On a rack, in an uncovered roasting pan, roast filet in middle of oven for 30 to 45 minutes or longer, until a thermometer registers 120 degrees.
• Allow filet to cool completely and discard larding fat and strings if strings are there.
• Meanwhile, saute the garlic and mushrooms in the olive oil until carmelized.
• Drain mushrooms and garlic and mix with boursin cheese.
• Let mixture chill while waiting for beef to cool. Drink a glass of wine.
• Once beef is cooled completely, spread the chilled boursin-mushroom mixture all around it.
• On a floured surface, roll the 1 lb. of puff pastry into a rectangle large enough to enclose the filet completely, which should be about 20 x 12 inches.
• Invert the coated filet very carefully onto the middle of the dough and fold up the long sides of the dough to enclose the filet.
• With your finger you can make criss-cross grooves in the dough as a decoration.
• Brush the edges of the dough with egg white to seal.
• Repeat with the ends of the dough.
• Transfer the filet, seam down, to a jelly roll pan or a shallow roasting pan and brush with egg wash.
• Chill for 1 hour, but not more than 2 hours. Drink another glass of wine.
• Make sure that oven is preheated to 400 degrees and bake the filet in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 5 to 10 minutes longer, or until a meat thermometer registers 130 degrees for medium-rare.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes.

ROAST BEEF DIP SANDWICH WITH HERBED GARLIC AU JUS

Steps:

• To make the Garlic Au Jus: In medium sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Then add onions, garlic and dry herbs, and cook, stirring ofte, about 1 minute. Do no let garlic brown.
• Then add red wine, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat, bring to simer and let liquid reduce by half. Add beef broth and simmer for 5 minutes. (If using homemade stock, you may need to season with salt and pepper.).
• You can make the recipe to this point up to 3 days in advance and keep, covered, in refrigerator.
• To make and serve sandwiches: Reheat au jus. Split bagueette pieces and spread each side evenly with Boursin cheese. Divide roast beef among sandwiches. Close sandwiches, place on baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for about 3 minutes or until just warmed. Serve with small cups hot au jus for dipping.

BEEF TENDERLOIN EN CROUTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Tie meat w/ string@ 1" intervals, if needed.
• Place meat on rack in baking pan.
• Roast 45-50 min.
• or until meat thermometer registers 135 degrees.
• Remove from oven.
• Cool 30 min.
• in refrigerator.
• Remove string.
• Thaw puff pastry sheets according to package directions.
• Cook and stir mushrooms in margarine in large skillet 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
• Add cream cheese, bread crumbs, wine, chives and salt; mix well.
• Chill.
• On lightly floured surface, overlap pastry sheets 1/2" to form 14x12 inch rectangle; press edges firmly together to seal.
• Trim length of pastry 2 1/2" longer than length of meat.
• Spread mushroom mixture over top and sides of meat.
• Place meat in center of pastry.
• Fold pastry over meat; press edges together to seal.
• Decorate top with pastry trimmings, if desired.
• Brush pastry w/combined egg and water.
• Place meat in greased 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.