Châteaubriand
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 (10-ounce) center-cut beef tenderloin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 large shallot, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup red wine (whatever you're drinking)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
- 1. Preheat oven to 450u0b0F.
- 2. In an ovenproof, heavy-bottomed frying pan, heat the olive oil over high heat until hot but not smoking.
- 3. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then brown it in the pan on all sides.
- 4. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the meat's internal temperature reaches 130u0b0F (for rare), 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
- 5. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and tent it with foil.
- 6. Pour all but a thin film of fat from the pan.
- 7. Add the shallot and saut it over medium-low heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
- 8. Add the wine and raise the heat to high, scraping up any brown bits from the pan.
- 9. When the sauce is syrupy (about 5 minutes), turn off the heat and whisk in the butter.
- 10. Carve the meat in thick slices and drizzle with the pan sauce.
extravirgin olive oil, center, kosher salt, shallot, red wine, unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chateaubriand-241304 (may not work)