Disney California: Chipotle Stuffed Beef Tenderloin Recipe

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
2 lb Beef Tenderloin
Disney Beef Tenderloin Rub: Here >>

Stuffing:
1/4 cup Olive oil
3-6 each canned Chipotle Chilies,
pureed
1 each Small Sweet Onion, chopped
6 each Sun Dried Tomatoes, chopped
1 Tbsp Thyme, fresh, chopped
1 cup Provolone Cheese, grated
1/3 cup Panko bread crumbs
2 cups Red wine
2 Tbsp Butter


Procedure:
1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. Cut the Tenderloin lengthwise to form a pocket.
3. In a bowl, mix the ingredients for the rub. Rub over outside of Tenderloin.
4. Cover with tenderloin with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
5. Sauté the onion in about 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until translucent. Add the tomatoes, chipotle, and thyme. Sauté a few more minutes.
6. Remove the onion and tomato mixture from the stove and mix in the cheese and panko crumbs. Place in the refrigerator to cool.
7. Once cool, remove the tenderloin and stuffing mixture from the refrigerator. Unwrap the tenderloin.
8. Spoon the stuffing in to the tenderloin pocket. Tie the tenderloin with butcher string. Place in a roasting pan and bake uncovered at 425°F for about 30 minutes. A meat thermometer should register 155°.
9. Remove the meat from the baking pan, and let rest for at least 10 minutes.
10. Place the baking pan on a stove burner set to medium high heat. Deglaze the pan by adding the red wine and scraping any residue from the baking pan and deglaze with the red wine. Simmer and reduce to one cup.
11. Strain the sauce and stir in the butter.
12. Remove the butchers twine from the meat and slice into 1 ½ to 2 inch medallions. Top with the strained sauce.



Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Disney California, Food and Wine Weekends
Source: http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_v0200/en_US/calendar/specialEvents/FoodWineRecipeChipotleTenderloin.pdf