Beef Tenderloin ...oh yeah....

You don't have to have alot of time to cook a great meal... and one that looks like it took alot longer than it actually did. All you need is a great cut of meat.

On the menu tonight Beef tenderloin mmmmm.... (the prices on beef have dropped recently - I picked these up at Costco only 24.99/kg - not bad) You can throw them under the broiler but the grill works much better for me - so turn it on and get it hot. Next, turn the oven to 425 - lowest position in the oven, cut potatoes into 1/2 to 3/4" chunks, spread in glass 10X 15 (if you have one - the more spread out the better)pan - add mushrooms (leave whole), any kind you like they're all good to me, and spanish onion or shallots cut similar size of potatoes, peppers are great too(cut them a little larger or toss in 1/2 way through as they cook much faster). Toss with a generous amount of olive oil and season with grill seasoning, rosemary(if using dried - give it a good rub to release the flavour and cut the size down to avoid getting pine needles in your teeth hahaha...) add a sprinkle of sea salt & fresh ground pepper. Cook for about 30-40 minutes tossing once or twice in that time. While your potatoes are cooking snap the ends of the asparagus and toss with olive oil, sprinkle with s&p and grill till tender 8-12 minutes turning 2-3 times - depends on thickness. Once off the grill toss with minced garlic and lemon zest and a little lemon juice - cover with foil and rest for about 5 minutes or till dinner is ready. Next the steaks - simple is better - pat with fresh ground pepper and sea salt - more than you think and let warm up a bit before grilling about 30 minutes on the counter. Grill to doneness you prefer - to make grill marks once on the grill don't touch for at least 3 minutes and turn 1/2 turn continue till you are ready to flip and do the same.


On the side we had bread sticks - you can make your own bread dough or buy it at the store - bread machine is easy enough. Roll to 10 X 16" rectangle and slice into 12 bread sticks. Before seperating brush with mixture (2Tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp. rosemary, one clove garlic minced) shake on about 2Tbsp. of parmesan. Seperate onto bake sheet and rise under a towel for 30 minutes. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.