Steak With Apricots
- 3/4 cup canned apricot nectar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks (1 in. thick; 6 oz. each), fat-trimmed
- 4 firm-ripe apricots (1/2 to 3/4 lb. total), rinsed
- Salt and pepper
- In a bowl, mix apricot nectar, orange juice, honey, mustard, and horseradish. Rinse meat and put in a plastic food bag; add 1/3 cup of the apricot sauce. Seal bag and let stand 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Reserve remaining apricot sauce.
- Cut apricots in half and discard pits. Lift steaks from bag and discard the marinade.
- Lay steaks on a grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas barbecue (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds). Lay apricot halves on grill and brush with some of reserved apricot sauce. Cook steak, turning once, until done to your liking, 8 to 10 minutes total for medium-rare (pink in center, cut to test). Cook apricots until hot and lightly browned, about 5 minutes total; as cooked, transfer to a platter and keep warm.
- Heat the rest of the reserved apricot sauce until boiling in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven at full power (100%) or in a pan on direct heat. Serve sauce with steaks and apricots, adding salt and pepper to taste.
orange juice, honey, mustard, horseradish, beef tenderloin, total, salt
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/steak-with-apricots (may not work)