Wood Grilled Buffalo Tenderloin With Wild Mushrooms And Port Wine Sauce

Serves: 6

Ashlynn O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

61

Sweetness

53

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

30 g

Canola Oil

2 cups

Red Wine

4 sprigs

Thyme

3 sprigs

Italian Parsley

1

Salt

24 small

Shallot

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

1 tbsp

Thyme Leaves

Directions:

1

Place the onion, carrot, and celery with the canola oil in a medium saucepan and saute over high heat for 10 minutes or until golden brown and caramelized

2

Deglaze the pan with the port wine and red wine and cook until most of the wine has been absorbed

3

Add veal stock and simmer for 1 hour

4

Strain, return to the saucepan and add thyme and parsley, simmer for 5 minutes

5

Strain the thyme and parsley, return back to the pot and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until reduced to 1 1/2 cups

6

Season with salt and pepper to taste, strain through a fine-mesh sieve

7

Keep warm

8

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

9

Place shallots in an oven proof pan with the olive oil and cover with aluminum foil

10

Roast for 1 hour or until tender

11

Toss with thyme and parsley and season with salt and pepper

12

Keep warm

13

Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and add enough cold water to cover

14

Salt the water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat

15

Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife

16

Drain and place on a cookie sheet

17

Place in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, until excess moisture is evaporated

18

Rice the potatoes in a food mill or a ricer into a bowl

19

Add butter and mash with a potato masher

20

In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup half-and-half to a boil

21

Add to the potatoes, stirring gently until the desired consistency

22

Do not over mix the potatoes

23

Season with salt and pepper

24

Cover and set aside

25

Preheat a large saute pan on medium height heat

26

Add oil and saute mushroom for 2 to 3 minutes

27

Stirring often

28

Once mushrooms become tender add garlic

29

Saute for 1 minute

30

Set aside for platting

31

Mushrooms maybe sauteed a day in advance

32

Place an additional 1/2 cup of half-and-half in a small saucepan and bring to a boil

33

Add blue cheese and blend with a hand held blender prior to serving

34

To assemble preheat the grill

35

Season buffalo with salt and pepper and place on the grill

36

Grill the steaks for 2 to 3 minutes on both sides for medium rare, or until preferred doneness

37

Remove steaks from grill and let rest

38

On a dinner plate place a small circle of mushrooms in the center of the plate

39

Place a quenelle of mashed potatoes in the center of the mushrooms, on top of the potatoes place the buffalo

40

Using a spoon, pour 1-ounce of port wine sauce around the mushrooms and a little on the buffalo

41

Blend the blue cheese cream until nice and frothy, and then spoon over buffalo