Beef Tenderloin With Rioja Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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great appetizer Ingredients:
beef tenderloin with rioja sauce |
many thanks to the barcelona tapas restaurant st. louis., mo. |
beef tenderloin with rioja sauce |
yield: 4 servings |
for beef |
6 tablespoons red wine |
3/4 cup olive oil |
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic |
salt |
ground black pepper |
1 pound beef tenderloin |
for sauce |
1 bottle (3 1/4 cups) burgundy wine |
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
1 cinnamon stick |
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes |
for serving |
sautéed spinach |
crumbled blue cheese |
Directions:
1. 1. Marinate the beef. In a bowl, whisk together 6 tablespoons red wine, oil, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste; pour into a self-sealing plastic bag. Cut beef into four equal pieces; cut each piece into five or six chunks. Add beef to bag; refrigerate overnight.
2. 2. The next day, prepare the sauce. In a heavy, deep, nonstick skillet, stir together burgundy wine, sugar, cinnamon stick and red pepper flakes. Place over medium-high heat and stir until sugar has dissolved. Simmer briskly until wine is reduced to a thin syrup, 20 to 25 minutes. (You should have about 1 1/2 cups.) Discard cinnamon stick.
3. 3. Remove beef from bag and discard marinade. Grill tenderloin to desired doneness.
4. 4. To serve, place sautéed spinach on serving plates; top with beef chunks, then Rioja Sauce. Top each serving with about 2 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles.
5. Tester's note: Sauce recipe may be cut in half. Or use this delicious sauce on pork, fish or chicken, drizzle over roasted vegetables or use as a sauce for fondue.
6. Per serving (beef only): 300 calories; 23g fat; 7g saturated fat; 75mg cholesterol; 22g protein; no carbohydrate; no sugar; no fiber; 45mg sodium; 15mg calcium.
7. Per tablespoon sauce: 24 calories; no fat; no protein; 4g carbohydrate; 4g sugar; no fiber; no sodium; no calcium.
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