Pepper-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Chocolate-Port Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

2 (5 ounce) beef tenderloin filets
1 tablespoon olive oil
coarse sea salt to taste
1 tablespoon cracked white peppercorns
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced shallot
¼ cup port wine
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
¼ cup beef stock
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
½ (1 ounce) square bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Nutrition Info

477.9 calories
carbohydrate: 9.3 g
cholesterol: 112.3 mg
fat: 27.2 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 41.8 g
saturatedFat: 7.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 347.1 mg
sugar: 4.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Brush the tenderloin filets on all sides with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Heat another tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Add the steaks, and cook to your desired degree of doneness, 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Once done, remove the steaks from the skillet and keep warm.

  2. Stir in the minced shallot, and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the port and balsamic vinegar. Simmer until the port reduces to the consistency of chocolate syrup, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the beef stock and rosemary, and return to a simmer. Once the sauce has begun to simmer, whisk in the chocolate until it melts and slightly thickens the sauce. Pour sauce over steaks to serve.

Recipe Yield

2 steaks

Recipe Note

Chocolate and rosemary are the surprise flavors in the delicious sauce accompanying this seared tenderloin.

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