Gorgonzola And Mushroom Stuffed Beef Tenderloin With Merlot Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Cut tenderloin horizontally down length of beef, about 1/2 " from top of beef, to within 1/2 " of opposite side; open flat. Repeat with other side.
• Melt butter in 10" skillet over medium high heat. Cook mushrooms in butter until tender and liquid has evaporated. Cool 5 minutes. Add bread crumbs, cheese and parsley. Toss to combine.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over beef to within 1" of edges. Tightly roll up beef, beginning with long side. Turn small end of beef under about 6" so it cooks evenly.
• Tie beef with kitchen string at 1 1/2" intervals.
• Place seam side down on rack in shallow roasting pan. Brush with oil, sprinkle with salt. Insert oven proof thermometer in thickest part of beef.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes until thermometer reads at least 140 degrees.
• Cover loosely with foil and let rest 15 minutes. Temp should rise to 145 degrees.
• Merlot Sauce:.
• Heat all ingredients in a 1 qt sauce pan, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10-15 minutes until reduced and syrupy.
• Serve on the side with beef.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Evenly drizzle both sides of mushrooms with olive oil, then season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. On cookie sheet, arrange mushrooms, gill-side-up; set aside.
• Brown sausage in 10-inch nonstick skillet; drain, if desired. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.
• Combine sausage mixture, 1/2 cup Sauce, bread, 3 tablespoons cheese and pine nuts in medium bowl. Evenly spoon sausage mixture onto prepared mushrooms, then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Meanwhile, bring spinach and 1/4 cup water to a boil in 5-quart saucepot over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook covered, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. Evenly arrange spinach on plates with slotted spoon, then top with mushrooms. Serve with remaining Sauce, heated.
• TIP: For VEGETARIAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS, omit sausage and cook chopped mushroom stems with onion.
• GREAT VARIATION: To make APPETIZER STUFFED MUSHROOMS, prepare filling as above and stuff into white mushroom caps. Bake 10 minutes or until tender.

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet, saute the mushrooms until tender. Add the garlic; cook for 1 minute. In a small bowl, combine the mushroom mixture, spinach and cheese; set aside. , Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of the tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloin so it lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 3/4 in. thickness. Remove plastic; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread stuffing over meat to within 1 in. of edges. , Close tenderloin; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper., Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 30 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Let stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing.