Beef Tenderloin With Pepper Jelly Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs center cut beef tenderloin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup jalapeno jelly

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 trim fat from tenderloin or have butcher do it. tie string around tenderloin at 4 equal intervals.
• 3 mix dry ingredients and rub mixture all over tenderloin.
• 4 place tenderloin on rack in roasting pan in middle of oven.
• 5 roast for 30 minutes or to 120 degrees on meat thermometer. transfer to platter and cover with foil, let rest for 10 minutes.
• 6 pour off fat from roasting pan. add beef stock, balsamic vinegar and jelly to pan. cook for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• 7 slice tenderloin in 1 inch slices and spoon sauce over top of each serving.