Roast Filet Of Beef With Cornichon Mustard Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1		Beef tenderloin filet - (5 to 6 lbs)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
2		Butter - softened
2/3 cup	157ml	Dijon mustard
1 1/4 cups	182g / 6.4oz	Chopped shallots
5 cups	1185ml	White wine
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped tarragon
1/3 cup	78ml	Heavy cream
40		Cornichons - sliced
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Sear tied beef filet in skillet in olive oil. Transfer to roasting pan. Roast in oven 15 to 20 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 125 degrees for medium-rare. Let stand 15 minutes after removed from oven before carving.

With hand mixer, cream together 2 sticks softened butter and 2/3 cup Dijon mustard.

In a large saucepan combine 1 1/4 cups shallots, 5 cups white wine and 1/2 cup chopped tarragon. Cook until wine is reduced to 1 cup. The mustard/butter mixture and the shallot mixture may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat the shallot mixture before continuing.

Add 1/3 cup heavy cream and 40 sliced cornichons to wine mixture. Whisk in butter mixture a little at a time. Add any meat juices that have accumulated on platter. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm but do not let boil or sauce will curdle.

This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9251) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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