Beef Tenderloin With Pan Roasted Pears Recipe

• 4 x beef tenderloin fillets - (6 ounce ea)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly-grnd black pepper
• 2 Tbsp. butter or possibly margarine
• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 3 x Bartlett pears peeled, halved
• 1 c. Madeira wine
• 1 x garlic clove pressed
• 1/4 tsp dry thyme
• 4 ounce blue cheese

1. Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper.
2. Heat butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add in fillets, and cook 5 min on each side or possibly to desired degree of doneness.
3. Remove fillets, and keep hot.
4. Add in pear halves to skillet; cook over medium heat 5 min on each side or possibly till browned.
5. Add in wine, garlic, and thyme; cook 5 min or possibly till pear halves are tender.
6. Remove pear halves from skillet, reserving wine mix in skillet.
7. Cook wine mix in skillet over high heat 7 to 8 min or possibly till mix is reduced by half.
8. Stuff each pear half proportionately with blue cheese.
9. Serve with fillets, and drizzle with sauce.
10. This recipe yields 4 servings.
11. Comments:This recipe works best with a regular (not nonstick) skillet.

beef tenderloin, salt, black pepper, butter, extra virgin olive oil, bartlett, madeira wine, garlic, thyme, blue cheese

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beef-tenderloin-with-pan-roasted-pears-82607 (may not work)