Chateaubriand

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Beef tenderloin

  Separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

  10 oz or 284g

• Red wine

  Alcoholic beverage, table

  4 fl oz or 118g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. PREPARATION: Peel and chop shallot. Chill butter.
2. Preheat oven to 450F.
3. In an ovenproof, heavy-bottomed frying pan, heat the olive oil over high heat until hot but not smoking.
4. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then brown it in the pan on all sides.
5. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the meat's internal temperature reaches 130F (for rare), 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
6. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and tent it with foil.
7. Pour all but a thin film of fat from the pan.
8. Add the shallot and saut it over medium-low heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Add the wine and raise the heat to high, scraping up any brown bits from the pan.
10. When the sauce is syrupy (about 5 minutes), turn off the heat and whisk in the butter.
11. Carve the meat in thick slices and drizzle with the pan sauce.