1 tb Vegetable oil 2 Beef tenderloins; cleaned 1/2 c Adobo sauce; see directions
-----------------------------------SALSA----------------------------------- 1/2 c White wine 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Hibiscus flowers; dried 1/2 c Ginger; peeled and diced Juice of 1 lemon 2 tb Walnut oil 2 Shallots; diced 2 c Apricots; diced 2 tb Basil; chopped 2 tb Mint; chopped 2 ts Sea salt 1 lb Mixed greens; cleaned 1 lb Baby vegetables; cut in -halves length 3 Basil sprigs
1. Adobo sauce: Soak chiles in hot water for 15 minutes and puree.
2. Marinate beef in adobo sauce and vegetable oil; keep refrigerated until ready to use.
3. To make salsa, combine wine, sugar, hibiscus, ginger and lemon in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Set aside and let ingredients steep for at least 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve without pressing, then and walnut oil, peaches, shallots, basil, mint and season with salt. Set aside.
4. In a medium saute pan, at high heat, sear the beef for 45 seconds to 1 minute on each side. While the beef is cooking in the oven, saute baby vegetables with basil sprigs in vegetable oil for 2 minutes and deglaze the pan with 1 ounce of vinaigrette. Divide greens in the center of each plate, place beef on top and spoon vegetables and salsa around beef and greens.
Suggested Wine: Cakebread Sauvignon Blac Napa '92
Recipe by: David Garrido of Jeffrey's, Austin, TX Posted to MC-Recipe
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