Beef Tenderloin with Spring Vegetables
- 2 cups beef stock or canned broth
- 1 cup chicken stock or canned low-salt broth
- 4 small carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise
- 16 green beans, trimmed
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 8 strips
- 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
- 8 asparagus spears, trimmed
- 1 zucchini, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 4 8-ounce beef tenderloin steaks (about 1 1/4 inches thick)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- Olive oil
- Combine beef stock and chicken stock in medium saucepan.
- Boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Cook carrots in large saucepan of boiling salted water 3 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer carrots to strainer and rinse under cold water.
- Add beans to boiling water; cook 1 minute.
- Transfer to strainer with carrots and rinse under cold water.
- Drain well.
- Arrange carrots, beans, bell pepper, mushrooms, asparagus and zucchini in single layer on large baking sheet.
- (Stock and vegetables can be prepared 4 hours ahead.
- Cover stock and vegetables separately and refrigerate.)
- Preheat broiler.
- Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add steaks; cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- Transfer steaks to plate; tent with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- Add dry red wine to same skillet.
- Boil until red wine is reduced to 1 tablespoon, scraping up browned bits, about 3 minutes.
- Add reduced stock and bring to boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chilled butter a few pieces at a time and whisk just until melted.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, brush vegetables lightly with olive oil.
- Broil vegetables until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes per side for carrots, green beans, bell peppers and mushrooms and about 2 minutes per side for asparagus and zucchini.
- Spoon Champ onto 4 plates.
- Place steaks atop Champ.
- Arrange vegetables decoratively around Champ.
- Arrange vegetables decoratively around Champ.
- Spoon sauce over vegetables and serve.
beef stock, chicken stock, carrots, green beans, red bell pepper, shiitake mushrooms, zucchini, tenderloin, olive oil, red wine, butter, olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beef-tenderloin-with-spring-vegetables-2071 (may not work)