Beef Tenderloin with Peanut Sauce

Submitted by Miss Erin C.

"I love beef tenderloin and the asian flavors in this peanut sauce sound really great. This is from the Very Virginia Junior League cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 (5 lb) fully trimmed beef tenderloin
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon plum jam
• 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄2 cup coconut milk
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped peanuts (, to garnish)

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
2. Bake tenderloin 35-45 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 120/rare or to desired degree of doneness.
3. Remove from oven and let stand 10-15 minutes before carving.
4. Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine remaining ingredients except for peanuts and simmer over low heat until thoughly heated.
5. Spread over tenderloin and garnish with peanuts.

Reviews

[Sharlene~W]

Excellent! Next time I would eliminate salt and/or use low-sodium soy sauce. A sprinkling of chopped fresh cilantro with the chopped peanuts is also very nice.

 

[Amber Dawn]

This was a great dish. After the terderloin was gone, I had some sauce leftover which was great over wild rice.