Beef Tenderloin in a Mushroom Sauce

Beef Tenderloin in a Mushroom Sauce

#Beef #Risotto #Date Night #Comfort Food

🥘 Ingredients

  • arborio rice
    1 c
  • beef stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • beef tenderloin filets
    12 oz
  • black pepper
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • button mushrooms
    8 oz
  • chicken stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • olive oil
    2 tbsp
  • parmesan cheese
    2 oz
  • salt
  • scallions
    1 unit
  • shallot
    1 unit
  • truffle butter
    1 oz
  • vegetable oil
    4 tbsp
  • water

🍳 Cookware

  • small pot
  • large pan
  • large pan
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. In a small pot , combine chicken stock concentrate and 4 cups water . Bring to a simmer. While stock simmers, trim and thinly slice button mushrooms . Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.
    chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, water, button mushrooms: 8 oz, shallot: 1 unit, scallions: 1 unit
  2. 2
    Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites and arborio rice . Cook, stirring, until rice is translucent ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add ½ cup stock and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until liquid has mostly absorbed. Repeat with remaining stock, adding ½ cup at a time and stirring until liquid has mostly absorbed, until rice is al dente and creamy ⏱️ 30 minutes .
    olive oil: 2 tbsp, arborio rice: 1 c
  3. 3
    Once risotto has cooked for 10 minutes, pat beef tenderloin filets dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and black pepper . Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a second large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook to desired doneness ⏱️ 7 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate to rest. Wipe out pan.
    beef tenderloin filets: 12 oz, salt, black pepper, vegetable oil: 2 tbsp
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add ¼ cup water and beef stock concentrate . Let reduce until thickened ⏱️ 3 minutes . Remove from heat and stir in 2 TBSP plain butter . Taste and season with salt and black pepper .
    vegetable oil: 2 tbsp, water, beef stock concentrate: 1 unit, butter: 2 tbsp, salt, black pepper
  5. 5
    Once risotto is finished cooking, stir in truffle butter and parmesan cheese . Taste and season generously with salt and black pepper .
    truffle butter: 1 oz, parmesan cheese: 2 oz, salt, black pepper
  6. 6
    Divide risotto and beef between plates. Spoon mushroom sauce over beef. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.