Beef with Three-Chile Butter
- 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, thinly sliced
- 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 3 shallots, chopped
- 2 whole chipotle chiles (from can), drained, stemmed, seeded, sliced
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 3-pound beef tenderloin roast
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Heat large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add guajillo and ancho chile slices.
- Toast until fragrant and beginning to darken, stirring often, about 30 seconds.
- Add butter, shallots, and chipotle chiles.
- Stir just until chiles are coated with butter and shallots begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add 1 cup water and simmer until dried chiles are soft and all water has evaporated, about 15 minutes.
- Mix in chives; season with salt.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and chill.
- Rewarm before using.)
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Coat beef with 3 tablespoons oil, salt, and pepper, then parsley.
- Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over high heat.
- Add beef and sear until brown on all sides, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer skillet with beef to oven.
- Roast until meat thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 125F for medium-rare, about 30 minutes.
- Let beef stand 10 minutes.
- Cut beef into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
- Spoon chile butter over and serve.
guajillo chiles, ancho chiles, butter, shallots, chiles, water, fresh chives, tenderloin, olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, parsley
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beef-with-three-chile-butter-108048 (may not work)