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Aromatic Beef with Pinot Noir Sauce
Autumn 1993
To roast fillet accurately, measure the thickest part of beef vertically. Roast 10 minutes to the inch (2.5 cm) at 425°F (220°C) for rare, 15 minutes to the inch (2.5 cm) for medium-rare and 20 minutes for medium.
Serves 6
3 lb (1.5 kg) fillet of beef
⅓ cup (75 mL) chopped Italian parsley
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped chives
½ tsp (2 mL) chopped fresh mint
2 tsp (10 mL) chopped fresh basil
1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh rosemary
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp (25 mL) gin
¼ tsp (1 mL) ground allspice
3 tbsp (45 mL) butter
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
2 cups (500 mL) Pinot Noir
4 cups (1 L) beef stock (home-made or low-salt canned)
⅓ cup (75 mL) chopped Italian parsley
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped chives
½ tsp (2 mL) chopped fresh mint
2 tsp (10 mL) chopped fresh basil
1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh rosemary
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp (25 mL) gin
¼ tsp (1 mL) ground allspice
3 tbsp (45 mL) butter
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
2 cups (500 mL) Pinot Noir
4 cups (1 L) beef stock (home-made or low-salt canned)
1 Trim beef fillet of fat and any sinew.
2 Mix together herbs, garlic, gin and allspice. Blend 1 tbsp (15 mL) herb mixture into butter. Stir oil into remaining herb mixture and pour over beef. Refrigerate beef for 12 hours or overnight. Reserve butter.
3 To make sauce: add wine into skillet and reduce until only ¼ cup (50 mL) remains. Add stock and reduce until sauce lightly coats a spoon, about 5-10 minutes.
4 Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and roast fillet to your liking. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes.
5 Reheat sauce and on low heat whisk in reserved herb butter.
6 Slice meat into thin slices and serve with sauce.
2 Mix together herbs, garlic, gin and allspice. Blend 1 tbsp (15 mL) herb mixture into butter. Stir oil into remaining herb mixture and pour over beef. Refrigerate beef for 12 hours or overnight. Reserve butter.
3 To make sauce: add wine into skillet and reduce until only ¼ cup (50 mL) remains. Add stock and reduce until sauce lightly coats a spoon, about 5-10 minutes.
4 Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and roast fillet to your liking. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes.
5 Reheat sauce and on low heat whisk in reserved herb butter.
6 Slice meat into thin slices and serve with sauce.
Serves 6
