Peppered Filet Of Beef Recipes

PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Combine seasonings and rub over entire tenderloin. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

PEPPERED FILLET OF BEEF WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place cranberries in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes. Drain, refresh with cold water, drain and place in a bowl. Add Cognac.
• Coarsely crush peppercorns in a mortar. (Wrap a towel over mortar at first so peppercorns do not fly about.) Spread crushed peppercorns on a platter.
• Salt fillets on both sides. Place on peppercorns and press to slightly flatten steaks and embed with peppercorns. Repeat on other side.
• Heat half the butter in a skillet just big enough to hold fillets. When butter begins to brown, add fillets and cook over medium heat, 2 to 3 minutes a side, until slightly underdone to your taste. Transfer steaks to a platter. Pour excess fat from skillet.
• Add cranberries and Cognac to skillet and cook briefly over low heat. Add stock and cook sauce until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Check sauce for seasoning, adding salt if needed. Swirl in remaining butter bit by bit until sauce is glossy. Return steaks to pan, baste briefly with sauce, and serve.

PEPPERED FILET OF BEEF

Steps:

• Cover a baking sheet with plastic wrap; set aside. In a spice grinder, coarsely grind the black and white peppercorns. Strain through a fine sieve, reserving powder for another use. Transfer ground peppercorns to a small bowl. Stir in oil, cognac, thyme, and salt.
• Spread half of the pepper mixture lengthwise down the center of the prepared baking sheet. Top with filet, rolling to coat. Spread the remaining pepper mixture over the top of the filet to evenly coat. Wrap filet with the plastic wrap. Transfer to refrigerator, and let marinate for 4 hours. Remove the filet from the refrigerator, and bring to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Salt the beef, and place on a rack in a large roasting pan or a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven, and roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 125 degrees for medium-rare, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven, and let rest in a warm place for 15 minutes before removing twine and slicing. Serve with Montpelier Butter and Oven-Dried Vegetables.

PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Coarsely grind the peppercorns in a spice or coffee grinder and transfer to a medium bowl. Add the parsley, mustard, butter and 1 tablespoon salt in a medium bowl and mix together until thoroughly combined. Rub the spiced butter all over the tenderloin, rolling the beef in the portions that fall off to coat completely. The beef can be prepared up to this point, covered, and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the beef on a rack and set over a baking sheet. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted into the center registers 130 degrees F for medium rare, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. Transfer the beef to a cutting board, preferably a meat board with a reservoir to catch the juices, and garnish with the parsley.
• Spray six 4- to 6-ounce ramekins with cooking spray. Stir together the sour cream, Dijon, horseradish and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Heat the half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until it just barely comes to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, put the gelatin in a large bowl, add 3 tablespoons warm water and stir until completely dissolved. Gradually pour in the warm half-and-half while whisking constantly.
• Add a splash of the half-and-half mixture to the sour cream mixture and stir to loosen, then add the sour cream mixture to the large bowl with the half-and-half mixture, whisking gently until thoroughly combined.
• Pour the mixture into the ramekins (the ramekins will not be full) and refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours. The panna cottas can be kept refrigerated, covered with plastic wrap, up to 2 days
• When ready to serve, run a thin knife along the edge of each ramekin and invert the pana cottas onto plates. Sprinkle with the chives and serve immediately.

PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Combine the pepper, oil, lemon peel, salt and garlic; rub over tenderloin. Place on a greased rack in a foil-lined roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400°F for 45-65 minutes or until beef reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°F; medium, 160°F; well-done, 170°F. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

PEPPER BEEF

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, garlic and pepper flakes in medium bowl.
• Cut beef lengthwise in half, then crosswise into thin slices.
• Toss beef with soy sauce mixture and marinade for at least 30 minutes (or overnight).
• Heat wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil and heat until hot.
• Add half of beef mixture.
• Stir-fry until beef is barely pink in center.
• Remove.
• Repeat with remaining beef mixture.
• Remove and set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in wok and add bell peppers and onion.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir-fry 6-7 minutes until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add stir-fry sauce and wine.
• Stir-fry 2 minutes or until heated through.
• Return beef along with any accumulated juices to wok and heat through.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve over rice, if desired.

FILLET OF BEEF WITH MIXED PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a frying pan over a medium-to-high heat, then pour in the oil and the clarified butter. Season the steaks with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper and cook to your liking (2 mins each side for medium-rare, 3 mins each side for medium, depending on the thickness of your steaks). Be sure to seal the rounded edges, too. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the knob of butter to the pan, then fry the shallots, mushrooms and peppercorns over a medium heat for 5 mins, until the shallots have softened and the mushrooms browned. Return the steaks to the pan. Heat the brandy in a metal ladle, light with a match then carefully pour into the hot pan, standing as far back as you can. Once the pan has stopped flaming, remove the steaks again.
• Pour the wine into the pan, turn up the heat and boil rapidly until reduced by half. This will take about 5 mins. Add the stock and reduce again, this time by two-thirds. Stir the cream in to the sauce and allow it to thicken slightly. Check the sauce for seasoning, then return the fillets to the pan to warm through, spooning the sauce over. Serve straight away.

PEPPERED BEEF TENDERLOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Mix first five ingredients., Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan; rub with pepper mixture. Roast until desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°), 40-60 minutes. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

PEPPER CRUSTED TENDERLOIN OF BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Immerse the onions in the boiling water for about 2 minutes, then shock them with cold water. Cut off the root tip of each onion and squeeze it out of the skin.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute for about 2 minutes or until tender. Rub the beef with olive oil. Combine the pepper, salt, garlic, rosemary, and orange zest and pat the mixture on the beef. Increase the heat to high and sear the beef in the pan on all sides. Add the pearl onions and place the skillet directly in the oven. Roast until a thermometer reads 145 degrees for medium rare.

BROILED PEPPERED FILLET OF BEEF

Steps:

• Rub the fillet with the cracked black pepper. Place in a non-aluminum deep dish, and add the garlic cloves, bay leaves, rosemary, red wine, olive oil, vinegar and salt. Cover, and let stand for 30 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and reserve marinade.
• Preheat the oven broiler to high, or prepare the charcoal.
• If the fillet is to be cooked in an oven broiler place it on a rack about 3 inches from the heat source. Broil, turning and searing evenly all around, for about 12 to 15 minutes for rare. Cook longer for well done. Transfer to a warm platter and keep warm. If the fillet is to be cooked on a hot clean grill, place the fillet on the grill. Cook and sear all around evenly for about 12 to 15 minutes for rare.
• Meanwhile transfer the marinade to a small saucepan and over high heat reduce by half. Add the chicken broth, tomato paste and any juices that may have accumulated around the fillet.
• Reduce sauce by more than half, stir in butter and check seasoning.
• Slice the meat into thin slices and serve with the sauce.

PEPPER-CRUSTED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine peppercorns, 1 tablespoon salt, the sugar, and red-pepper flakes. Rub all over tenderloin to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat until almost smoking. Add oil, and brown meat, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven, and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reaches 120 degrees, about 16 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with grainy-mustard aioli and squash.

PEPPERY BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Mix all the spices together well.
• Rub into the tenderloin.
• Place on rack in a roasting pan.
• Bake at 400* for 45 minutes----rare; 60 minutes---medium rare; 65 minutes---medium; 73 minutes---well done.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

PEPPERED FILLET OF BEEF WITH GRILLED ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Place a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, season the beef with salt, then rub in the crushed peppercorns. Add the oil to the pan, then brown the steaks for 1 min each side. Place on a roasting tray and put in the oven for 5-8 mins. Remove, wrap tightly in foil, then leave to rest while making the salad.
• Arrange the artichoke pieces on two serving plates. Put the salad leaves in a mixing bowl with the peppers and tomatoes, drizzle in a little olive oil, season, then arrange on top of the artichokes. Drizzle some balsamic over the top. Remove beef from the foil, slice, then place on the plate and serve.

BEEF PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• In a small, nonporous bowl, combine the peppercorns, tamari, garlic, sugar and salt. Add the beef filet and coat well on all sides. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Place the beef filet in the pan and saute for 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until internal temperature reaches at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C).