Winemaker, Aaron Miller, and Director of Sales, Sandra Roberts happen to be some enthusiastic home chefs, so we went over to Sandra's kitchen to cook up one of their favorite meals to pair with the PlumpJack Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah! This is a cozy and comforting recipe for the holidays that will warm your spirits right up -- especially alongside a few splashes of this stunning lineup of wines. Get this 3-pack to have at your dinner table and get the recipe below!
INGREDIENTS
1 (6- to 6 1/2-pound) whole beef tenderloin, trimmed of fat, silverskin, and the chain (see Notes); or a 5- to 5 1/2-pound well-trimmed tenderloin roast
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 ounce (about 1/2 cup) dried porcini mushrooms, ground to a powder in a blender
1/4 cup (2 ounces) black-truffle butter, softened
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 lb crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, trimmed and quartered into wedges
3 cups beef stock or low-sodium broth, divided
1/2 cup chopped scallion greens
Special Equipment
Kitchen string; large heavy roasting pan; instant-read thermometer
TO DRINK
The PlumpJack Dinner Collection
2018 PlumpJack Reserve Chardonnay
2018 PlumpJack Merlot
2018 PlumpJack Syrah
Notes: Whole tenderloins can come in various stages of trimming, particularly those from big-box stores. Some still have the chain attached—a long, thin, loose muscle hanging onto one side of the tenderloin—which you'll want to remove and save for something like kebabs. (Either ask the butcher to do the honors or do it yourself.) Whether the tenderloin comes trimmed (a.k.a. peeled) or not, make sure there is no fat or silverskin left on the outside. If there is, remove it yourself with a sharp knife.
Pair with:
The PlumpJack Dinner Collection, which includes:
2018 PlumpJack Reserve Chardonnay
2018 PlumpJack Merlot
2018 PlumpJack Syrah
DIRECTIONS
Make a deep cut into the top side of tenderloin, about 4 inches from tail end, to facilitate folding the tail end under the roast to give the meat a more uniform thickness. Tie roast at 1-inch intervals with kitchen string.
Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Pat tenderloin dry and sprinkle all over with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper, rubbing into meat.
Set roasting pan over 2 burners, then add 3 tablespoons oil and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Brown tenderloin on all sides, about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle porcini powder evenly on top of tenderloin and roast in oven until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into center of thickest part of meat registers 120°F, 30 to 40 minutes.
Toward end of roasting tenderloin, stir together truffle butter and flour. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, and sauté mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper until liquid released by the mushrooms evaporates and mushrooms are tender and golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
Add 2 cups stock to skillet and simmer, stirring up brown bits, 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat.
Transfer tenderloin to a cutting board and let stand 15 minutes (internal temperature will rise to about 130°F for medium-rare).
Set roasting pan over 2 burners and add remaining 1 cup stock. Bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits, then pour stock into mushroom mixture in skillet.
Bring mushroom mixture to a boil and whisk in truffle butter mixture, bit by bit. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in scallion greens and salt and pepper to taste.
Cut tenderloin into 1/2-inch-thick slices, discarding string, and serve with sauce.
