Fillet Of Beef With Asian Spice Rub And Creamy Sesame Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup mayonnaise (kraft is good)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped fine
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons szechwan pepper (you can use black if you need to)
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• 4 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 -5 lbs beef tenderloin, trimmed and tied
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• snipped fresh chives, for garnish
• tarragon, sprigs for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 to make the dressing: put mayonnaise, sour cream, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and rice vinegar in a blender or food processor mix until combined.
• 3 scrape down the sides of the blender or work bowl with a rubber spatula, mix for another 15 seconds.
• 4 transfer to a bowl, add the cilantro and mix well with whisk.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 make the spice rub: toast peppercorns and anise seeds in a dry large heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• 7 finely grind toasted mixture in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle (i use my mini food processor).
• 8 sift mixture through a small strainer into a bowl and stir in salt, five-spice powder, and ginger.
• 9 halve beef crosswise and sprinkle rub all over both pieces, pressing so it will coat.
• 10 heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet that can be put in oven over moderately high heat until just smoking, then brown 1 piece of beef on all sides, about 1 minute.
• 11 transfer to a large plate.
• 12 wipe skillet clean with paper towels and brown remaining beef in same manner.
• 13 arrange beef pieces, 2 inches apart, in the skillet.
• 14 roast in middle of oven 25 to 35 minutes.
• 15 let beef stand in pan on a rack for 25 minutes.
• 16 beef will continue to cook as it stands.
• 17 throw away string and slice beef.
• 18 serve with dressing at room temperature.