Elegant Roasted Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients:

• One 2 or 3-pound beef tenderloin, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter softened and divided
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon mined garlic
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3/4 cup dry sherry

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sprinkle beef tenderloin roast with salt and pepper
• Sear the beef tenderloin roast on high heat in a shallow pan with about a teaspoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of butter until all sides are browned (you can skip this part if you want - I just like the grill marks in the beef)
• Remove and let cool
• After beef is cooled, place it in a shallow baking dish and spread 2 tablespoons of softened butter all over the beef
• Cook uncovered in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes
• While the beef is in the oven, in a small skillet cook the chopped green onions and garlic in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the soy sauce, mustard and some freshly ground pepper and stir in.
• Then stir in the sherry and heat until boiling. Remove from heat.
• Remove the beef from the oven and pour the green onion mixture over the beef and continue cooking for about another 15-20 minutes.
• Using a meat thermometer, remove from the oven when the internal temperature reaches 135-140 degrees for medium rare. Depending on your oven, you may need to cook it more or less.
• Let stand for about 10 minutes before carving into 1-inch slices.

My Horseradish Sauce

2 tablespoons of mayonnaise

1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard or tarragon mustard

1 or more teaspoons prepared horseradish (depending how spicy you like it)

Recipe courtesy of the Colorado Collage Cookbook and modified by me.