Coffee-crusted Beef Tenderloin

Description

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

• Source: Semi Homemade
• Serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 beef tenderloin, trimmed of fat and silver skin (2 pounds)

Spice rub

• ¼ cup finely ground coffee beans
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 2 tbsp ground sage
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• ¼ tbsp cayenne
• red onion, quartered

Beef coffee gravy

• 1 can beef broth (Swanson's, 15 oz)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp instant coffee crystals (Maxwell House)
• ⅛ tbsp seasoned salt
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ cup water
• 3 tbsp butter, cut into large chunks
• salt and pepper

Procedures

1. Remove meat from refrigerator 1 hour before roasting.
2. Preheat oven to 500°F.
3. Fold over thin end of meat and tie with string.
4. In a small bowl, combine spice rub ingredients.
5. Rub meat generously with the spice mixture.
6. Let meat stand for 15 minutes and repeat rub.
7. Place meat on a rack in roasting pan; arrange quartered red onions around meat.
8. Do not cover.
9. Place in oven.
10. Turn oven down to 400°F.
11. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes or until internal temperature of roast is 130°F for rare to 145°F for medium.
12. Remove from oven.
13. Let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
14. Serve with beef coffee gravy.

Beef coffee gravy

1. In a medium pan, combine broth, Worcestershire sauce, coffee crystals and seasoned salt and bring to boil.
2. Reduce heat to simmer.
3. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water and whisk into broth mixture.
4. Cook until gravy has thickened to the consistency of cream.
5. Whisk in butter 1 chunk at a time.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.