Turn-Of-The Century Fillet Of Beef |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened |
1 (4- to 5-pound) beef tenderloin, trimmed |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon pepper |
sherry-mushroom sauce |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 500°.
2. Rub butter over surface of tenderloin; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place tenderloin on a lightly greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Turn narrow end under to make roast more uniformly thick. Insert meat thermometer, if desired.
3. Place in oven, and immediately reduce temperature to 400°. Bake, uncovered, for 50 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 140° (rare).
4. Cut tenderloin into 1-inchthick slices and arrange on a heated platter. Serve with Sherry- Mushroom Sauce.
5. Note: Tenderloin may be garnished with tomato roses.
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