Caramelised onion and pepper beef fillet
4
Points®
Total time: 1 hr • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Caramalised onions make a sweet and simple marinade for succulent beef fillets. Use your side of roast potatoes top mop up the extra sauce
Ingredients
Beef fillet (tenderloin), raw
400 g, fat trimmed, (buy 500g)
Brown onion
30 g, (2 tbs caramelised onion)
Pepper
1 tbs, (cracked black)
Baby potatoes
400 g, halved
Olive oil
1 tbs
Fresh thyme
1 bag(s), (4x sprigs)
Extra light sour cream
¼ cup(s), (60g)
Horseradish cream
1 tbs
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced. Spread beef with onion and sprinkle with pepper. Lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over high heat. Cook beef, turning, for 5–7 minutes or until browned. Place in a medium baking dish and bake for 25 minutes for medium-rare or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cover beef with foil and set aside to rest for 20 minutes before slicing thickly.
2
Meanwhile, place potatoes, oil and thyme on a large baking tray and toss to combine. Bake in oven with beef for 35–40 minutes or until potatoes are golden and tender.
3
Combine sour cream and horseradish in a small bowl. Serve with beef and roasted potatoes.
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