Beef Tenderloin With Port-rosemary Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup minced shallot
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1 1/2 cups port wine
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 slices beef tenderloin, 1 inch thick
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, chilled
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

Recipe

• 1 in a large,heavy skillet over medium-high heat,melt the butter.
• 2 add the shallots and saute until tender.
• 3 stir in the wine and port.
• 4 boil for 5 minutes.
• 5 add the beef broth and rosemary and continue to boil until the liquid is reduced to 1 cup.
• 6 strain and set aside.
• 7 in a large heavy skillet,heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• 8 season the beef with salt and pepper.
• 9 cook beef until desired doneness,about 4 minutes.
• 10 per side for medium-rare.
• 11 transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
• 12 add the sauce to the skillet that the beef was cooked in,bring to a boil,scraping any brown bits into the sauce.
• 13 gradually add the butter,whisking until just melted.
• 14 do not allow sauce to boil.
• 15 stir in chopped rosemary.
• 16 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 17 spoon sauce over beef and serve.