Beef Tenderloin With Blue Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• beef tenderloin (1/2 lb per person)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/4 madeira wine
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts or 1/2 cup almonds
• 1/3 cup sliced green onion

Recipe

• 1 brown beef on all sides in butter, garlic and pepper. save pan juices.
• 2 bake at 400 degrees for 35 - 50 minutes until temp reaches 160 degrees.
• 3 add to pan juices on stove top.
• 4 2 t butter and still in 4 oz crumbled blue cheese.
• 5 cook over medium heat until melted (about 4 minutes).
• 6 add beef broth, maderia wine and sliced mushrooms.
• 7 cook until tender (about 4 minutes).
• 8 add 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, pine nuts or almonds and sliced green onions.
• 9 serve on the side with the beef.