Tenderloin Tips Jimmy

Serves: 4

Hal Herzog

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

46

Sweetness

47

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Olive Oil

170 g

Sherry

110 g

Port

230 g

Beef Stock

1 tsp

Flour

1 tsp

Paprika

2 tbsps

Parsley

Directions:

1

Reduce

2

Slice tenderloin tips down center, careful not to cut all the way through

3

Pound meat flat with back of knife

4

Preheat broiler

5

Drain mushrooms, reserving liquid

6

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large frying pan over high heat and add garlic

7

Cook for 1 minute, to release flavor, then add shallots, chiles and 1/2 sliced onion

8

Add 4 ounces sherry, port and 3/8 cup liquid from mushrooms

9

Bring marinade to boil

10

Lay meat fillets in shallow dish, season with salt and pepper and strain marinade over them, reserving vegetables

11

Return vegetables to pan and add beef stock

12

Cook on high heat and reduce until syrupy, to about 1/4 cup

13

Strain

14

Rinse out pan and add 1 tablespoon olive oil and add remaining onion

15

Remove fillets from marinade and dry lightly with paper towels

16

Add reduced stock, marinade and mushrooms to onions

17

Stir in 1/4 cup butter and cream

18

Separately combine 1 teaspoon butter with flour

19

Add this to sauce to thicken

20

Add paprika and bring to a boil

21

Add parsley

22

Place fillets in broiling pan, brush with remaining olive oil and broil for 4 minutes on each side

23

Cut avocado into quarters, peel and place pieces under broiler with tenderloin

24

To serve, place pieces of avocado on platter, then top each with a tenderloin tip

25

Add remaining sherry to broiler pan, then mix in simmering sauce

26

Spoon sauce over meat and avocado pieces