Authentic home cooking from Italy, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Italy as FILETTO IN CROSTA DI CIOCCOLATO E Caffè’

Beef Tenderloin with a Chocolate and Coffee Crust

Name: Beef Tenderloin with a Chocolate and Coffee Crust
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pat of butter; For the wine reduction: 2 cups Valpolicella red wine (500 ml); 1 shallot; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 1/2 tablespoons butter (50 grams); Salt; For the chocolate sauce: 1 3/4 ounces 80% dark chocolate (50 grams); 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (20 grams); 1/2 cup full-bodied red wine or Marsala; For the coffee crust: 1 tablespoon ground coffee; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 beef tenderloin (about 1 1/3 pounds, sliced) (600 grams)

Roberta Guidetti @roberta_61

I was inspired by Simona Carletti for these combinations that are as unusual as they are delicious.

Roberta Guidetti @roberta_61

I was inspired by Simona Carletti for these combinations that are as unusual as they are delicious.

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Ingredients

1pat of butter
For the wine reduction: 2 cups Valpolicella red wine (500 ml)
1shallot
1 teaspoonsalt
3 1/2 tablespoonsbutter (50 grams)
Salt
For the chocolate sauce: 1 3/4 ounces 80% dark chocolate (50 grams)
1 1/2 tablespoonsbutter (20 grams)
1/2 cupfull-bodied red wine or Marsala
For the coffee crust: 1 tablespoon ground coffee
2 tablespoonsbrown sugar
1beef tenderloin (about 1 1/3 pounds, sliced) (600 grams)

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Steps

1

Prepare the Valpolicella wine reduction: Finely chop the shallot.
2

Melt half the butter in a small saucepan, add the shallot, and sauté over high heat for a few minutes until softened.
3

Add the remaining butter and the wine. Reduce the mixture to one-third of its original volume, then strain.
4

Prepare the chocolate sauce: Melt the chocolate with the butter in a double boiler, then add the wine. Cook until thickened (be careful, as it will solidify as it cools).
5

Add the wine reduction to the chocolate sauce.
6

On a plate, mix the ground coffee with the brown sugar. Coat the edges of the beef slices with this mixture.
7

In a large skillet, melt the butter and sear the beef slices for a few minutes on each side.
8

Let the beef rest for a few minutes wrapped in aluminum foil.
9

Serve the beef drizzled with the chocolate sauce.