Beef Tenderloin Turnovers Recipes

EMPANADAS (BEEF TURNOVERS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in tomato sauce, olives, Sofrito, Sazon, garlic, oregano and black pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
• On a lightly floured work surface, using a rolling pin, roll out discos until 1/2-inch larger in diameter. Spoon about 1 tbsp. meat mixture into middle, fold in half to form a half moon; moisten edges with water and pinch to seal closed, or seal with a fork.
• Fill a deep saucepan with oil to a depth of 2 1/2-inches. Heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking (350 degrees F on deep-fry thermometer). Cook Empanadas in batches until crisp and golden brown, flipping once, 4 - 6 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

TENDERLOIN TAMED BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season tenderloin on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large saute pan with an oven safe handle and when oil is hot, sear beef on all sides. (Leave undisturbed for the first 2 minutes or so as you sear each side to allow the seasonings to integrate into the surface of the meat and to allow the caramelization process to begin.)
• Transfer entire pan to the oven to finish until meat thermometer reaches an internal temperature of about 118 degrees F and pull out to let rest and carryover cook to an internal temperature of 132 degrees or so for medium-rare as measured on a meat thermometer, or cook until done to your liking. Slice into medallions after the meat has rested.
• Serve with peas and carrots as an accompaniment.

BEEF TENDERLOIN TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine beef, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; toss to coat meat with spices, Cover and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• For filling, in a large fry pan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil for 2 minutes.
• Add beef; cook and stir for 2 minutes more (beef may be slightly pink).
• Drain meat mixture in a colander; cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line a baking sheet with foil; grease the foil. Set aside.
• Unfold puff pastry sheet and place on a lightly floured surface, roll into a 12 x 12 inch square.
• Cut into sixteen 3 inch squares.
• In a small bowl, beat together the egg and the water.
• Brush edges of squares with some of the egg mixture.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the beef filling in the centre of each square.
• Sprinkle some of the cheese over the beef mixture on each square.
• Fold pastry over filling, stretching pastry slightly if necessary, to form triangles.
• Press edges together tightly to seal.
• Place triangles on prepared baking sheet.
• Brush tops with remaining egg mixture.
• Prick tops with a fork.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until golden.
• Serve warm.
• MAKE AHEAD: Prepare turnovers as directed, do not bake.
• Cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Bake as directed, or to freeze, prepare and bake triangles as directed and cool on a wire rack.
• Place turnovers in a freezer container.
• Seal, label and freeze.
• To reheat, preheat oven to 375°F, place frozen triangles on a baking sheet lined with foil, bake about 10 minutes or until heated through, Serve warm.

TANGY BEEF TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add sauerkraut and cheese. , Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into rectangles. Place on greased baking sheets; pinch seams to seal. Place 1/2 cup beef mixture in the center of each rectangle. Bring corners to the center and pinch to seal. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

GROUND BEEF TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine the water, egg and vinegar. Add to shortening mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing lightly with a fork until mixture forms a ball. Cover and chill for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the first six filling ingredients. Divide pastry into 15 equal portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion into a 6-1/2-in. circle. , Mound a heaping 1/3 cup filling on half of circle. Moisten edges with water; fold dough over filling and press edges with a fork to seal. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling. , Cut three slits in the top of each turnover; brush with cream. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender and crust is golden brown.

ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Turn small end of beef under about 6 inches. Tie turned-under portion of beef with string at about 1 1/2-inch intervals. Place beef on rack in shallow roasting pan. Brush with oil. Sprinkle with pepper, marjoram and salt. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of beef.
• Bake uncovered 40 to 50 minutes or until thermometer reads at least 140°F. Cover beef with tent of aluminum foil and let stand about 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 145°F. (Temperature will continue to rise about 5°, and beef will be easier to carve.) Remove string from beef before carving.

BEEF AND CABBAGE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat butter in large sauce pan. add onion and cook gently until tender, about 5 mionutes. add meat and cook and stir until all redness disappears. add cabbage, carrot, salt, pepper, mace, worcestershire sauce and water. cover and simmer 15 minutes. uncover and continue cooking until all excess liquid cooks away. meat should be moist but not wet. cool.
• heat oven to 425 f
• roll pastry very thin into oblongs or squares (roll 1/2 at a time) and cut into 6-ince (15-cm) squares. you should be able to make 18 squares so be sure to roll very thin.
• lay the pastry squares out on the counter and top each one with 1/4 cup (60 ml) of the meat mixture. moisten 2 adjacent edges of the square with water and fold pastry over to form a triangle, pressing together along edges wtih the tines of a fork. put on large cookie sheets. beat egg yolk and water together an dbrush over tops of turnover (not on edges).
• bake 25 to 30 minutes or until very well browned. serve hot.

BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or a roasting pan, rub beef tenderloin with oil. Generously season with at least 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper.
• Roast, turning halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 125 degrees to 135 degrees for rare, 135 degrees to 140 degrees for medium, and 150 degrees for well done, 30 to 45 minutes, depending on desired doneness.
• Remove from oven; cover loosely with foil; let rest 10 minutes. Remove twine; thinly slice beef. Serve with horseradish cream and bearnaise sauce, as desired.