Beef Tenderloin with Oysters Rockefeller Sauce

This recipe is posted by request.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 4  lbs beef tenderloin
•  peanut oil
• 3  cloves garlic, mashed into a paste with
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  onion, finely chopped
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 3  cups heavy cream
• 1  pint  oyster, drained-reserve 1/2 cup of juice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  creole  seafood seasoning (or Old Bay Seasoning with a healthy dash of cayenne)
• 2  teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
•  salt and pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed drained and squeezed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place the tenderloin on a baking sheet and rub with peanut oil and then the mashed garlic.
3. Place in the oven and roast to an internal temperature of 110 degrees-about 40 minutes.
4. The meat will be rare-cook longer if you wish.
5. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan.
6. Add the onion and garlic and saute until soft.
7. Add the cream and the 1/2 cup reserved oyster juice, and bring to a boil.
8. Cook over high heat for 8 minutes, reducing by one half.
9. Add the creole seasoning, Worcestershire Sauce.
10. Taste and salt and pepper to taste.
11. In a blender puree the spinach with half the sauce.
12. Add to remaining sauce in pan and stir to mix well.
13. In a shallow pan heat water to a simmer.
14. Add oysters and poach until the edges curl, about 3 minutes.
15. Drain and add oysters to the sauce.
16. Slice tenderloin and pour a bit of the sauce over the slices.
17. Pass the rest at the table.
18. Both the tenderloin and sauce can be made 1 day ahead.
19. Reheat meat wrapped in foil, and gently re-heat sauce on the stove top.