Beef tenderloin with blue cheese stuffing
Beef tenderloin with blue cheese stuffing recipe in the beef category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano, divided
- 2 pounds beef tenderloin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2/3 to 3/4 cup beef broth
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Combine the blue cheese, walnuts, parsley and 1 teaspoon of oregano in a bowl and mix well.
- Cut a long pocket in the top of the tenderloin, starting and ending 1/2 inch from the ends, cutting to within 1 inch of the bottom.
- Spoon the cheese mixture into the pocket.
- Press the sides of the meat together and secure with string.
- Rub the remaining teaspoon of oregano, salt and pepper on the tenderloin.
- Roast until an instant read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat reads 120 degrees F for rare, 125 degrees F for medium rare or 135 to 145 degrees F for medium, about 25 to 45 minutes.
- The temperature will continue to rise 5 to 10 degrees out of the oven.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil.
- Place the roasting pan over medium high heat and add the beef broth.
- Cook until heated through, stirring to deglaze the pan.
- Pour into a sauceboat.
- Slice the tenderloin and serve with the pan juices.