Lobster-Stuffed Tenderloin

Papa Hay's Note:

This not only tastes great, but it looks impressive!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 21 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 1 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 3 -4 lbs beef tenderloin
• 2 frozen lobster tails (4 oz each)
• 1 tablespoon butter , melted
• 6 slices bacon , partially cooked
• ½ cup sliced green onion
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup dry white wine (I use white vermouth)
• 1⁄8; teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Make a lengthwise slit in the middle of the tenderloin, cutting down within 1/2 inch of the bottom.
3. This should form a pocket big enough to accommodate the two lobster tails.
4. Place the lobster in boiling salted water (enough water to completely cover tails).
5. Return to a boil, reduce the heat and then simmer for 5-6 minutes .
6. Carefully remove the lobster from shell.
7. Cut in half, lengthwise.
8. Place the lobster tails end to end inside the beef pocket.
9. Combine 1 tbsp.
10. butter and lemon juice.
11. Pour over the lobster.
12. Close the meat around the lobster and tie securely with string at 1 inch intervals.
13. Place the meat on the oven rack in a shallow roasting pan.
14. Bake for 45-50 minutes for rare meat.
15. (Increase the time if you like your meat cooked more.) Lay the bacon slices on top of the roast.
16. Bake for 5 minutes more.
17. In a saucepan, cook green onion in 1/2 cup butter over very low heat until tender, stirring frequently.
18. Add the wine and garlic salt and heat through.
19. To serve: Slice the meat and then spoon the sauce over it.
20. Garnish with fresh mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and parsley, if desired.

Reviews

[Amy Mace]

I have made this for special occassions however, I put asparagus into the pocket with the lobster and served with a hollindais sauce. It has a beautiful presentation when sliced and all are quite impressed. Along with are twice baked cheese potatoes and the rest of the asparagus. Really super and not all that hard.

[polly salama]

this was avsolutely wonderful-as always i used garlic cloves and omitted the garlic salt-i chopped the cloves and tucked them inside the pocket and on top of the lobster tails. this is very impressive looking and very good the sauce is really a nice combination and very flavorful.

[GoIrish]

If you want to impress a bunch of dinner guest, I can't think of a better way than this version of surf and turf. Easy to prepare, easy to enjoy. I put the sauce in ramekins over candles for dipping, in addition to what was poured over the dish.