Herb Pepper-Encrusted Beef Fillet

Loves2Teach's Note:

This is a delicious treat! I would enjoy this with a baked potato, salad, and some bread. Give it a try, I know you will love it!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 filet of beef, trimmed (3 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary
• 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt

Herbed Mustard Sauce

• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons stone ground dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 finely chopped shallot
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Chill evaporated milk in freezer for 10 minutes.
2. Combine tarragon vinegar and Dijon mustard in a blender.
3. Pour in chilled milk.
4. With blender on, add oil in a slow, steady stream until well blended.
5. Add tarragon, shallot, salt and pepper.
6. Blend to combine.
7. Preheat oven to 450*F (230*C).
8. Pat fillet dry with paper toweling.
9. Place thyme, rosemary, peppercorns and salt in a small food processor or blender.
10. Whirl to crush.
11. Place mixture on waxed paper.
12. Roll fillet in mixture until entirely coated.
13. Place on a rack in a roasting pan.
14. Sprinkle remaining herb mixture over top of fillet.
15. Roast fillet in heated 450*F (230*C) oven 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers an internal temperature of 145*F (60*C).
16. for medium-rare.
17. Remove from oven.
18. Let rest 10-15 minutes before carving.
19. If serving cold, cool to room temperature and then refrigerate.
20. Serve with Herbed Mustard Sauce.

Reviews

[Steingrim]

I really liked this dish! Peppery meat, great sauce. A keeper for sure.

[Julesong]

We made this as part of the Adoptee Support swap, and it was delicious! Although I forgot to include the herb sauce in the photo, it was the perfect accompaniment to this peppery dish. The only things I did differently from the recipe were to use buffalo instead of beef, and tricolor pepper instead of all black peppercorns. Delicious!