Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin with Mashed Potatoes, Pepper Cream & Chimichurri
This taste sous vide beef tenderloin recipe was shared with us by our friends Eleni and Alex from Food24_skg.
It is complemented by creamy mashed potatoes, a refined pepper cream boasting just the right hint of heat and delicious chimichurri. Enjoy!
Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin with Mashed Potatoes, Pepper Cream & Chimichurri
Ingredients
Beef Tenderloin:
- 200 gr beef tenderloin (fillet)
- salt
- pepper
- butter
- olive oil
- 2 clove of garlic
- 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
- slat flakes
Pepper cream:
- 250 ml milk
- 25 gr corn flour
- 70 gr red roasted pepper spread (Greek Lygistis brand)
- 1 egg
- 35 gr butter
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon tomato powder
Mashed Potatoes:
- 500 gr potatoes
- 150 gr milk
- 250 gr butter
- salt
- pepper
For the pepper crumbles:
- 100 gr whole grain rusks
- 350 gr red roasted pepper spread
For chimichurri:
- 50 gr parsley
- 1/2 clove of garlic
- 90 ml cold water
- 5 gr salt
- 10 gr fresh thyme
- 10 gr red pepper
- 40 ml olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fermented hot sauce
For the carrot pickle:
- 500 ml water
- 200 ml white vinegar
- 75 gr sugar
- 30 gr salt
- 3 gr aniseed
- 5 gr pepper seeds
- 2 pcs cloves
- 3 pcs allspice
- 1 carrot
Instructions
How to Cook the Beef:
- Wrap the beef fillet with a string.
- Cover with salt and pepper and place it in a vacuum bag. Close the bag with the vacuum sealer.
- Cook sous vide at 55 °C/ 131 ℉ for 45 minutes.
- When ready, place into iced water to cool down.
- In a frying pan, at high heat/fire add the gevoo, the butter, the garlic cloves, and the thyme. Put the beef fillet in the pan and start the arose procedure up until the meat has reached the preferable temperature of 55-57 °C/ 131- 135 ℉ (medium). Control the temperature with a thermometer.
- When it has reached the right temperature, remove from the heat/fire, and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the strings off the meat, cut in fair slices and sprinkle with salt flakes.
How to Make the Pepper Cream:
- In a cooking pan add all the ingredients but the butter. Simmer until the ingredients have smoothened and homogenized.
- When ready remove the pan off the heat/fire and add the butter.
- Let it cool down.
- Stir once again before using in the recipe.
How to Make the Mashed Potatoes:
- Wash the potatoes and boil them in a cooking pan.
- When softened, peel the potatoes and puree them.
- Add the rest of the ingredients in the pan. Mix well until homogenized.
- Strain the mixture to gain a smooth texture.
How to Make the Pepper Crumbles:
- Add the ingredients in the blender, mix well till homogenized.
- Spread the mixture on a baking sheet, bake at 100 °C/ 212 ℉ for 2 hours.
How to Make the Chimichurri:
- Blanch the parsley for 20 seconds and put in iced water to cool down.
- Strain firmly.
- Put the parsley in the blender and mix well.
- Gradually add the water and the gevoo.
- Later on, add the garlic, the fresh thyme, the chili pepper or the chili sauce as well as the salt.
- When all the ingredients have come together transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the chopped red pepper. Mix well with a spoon.
How to Make the Carrot Pickle:
- In a cooking pan add all the ingredients and let them broil
- Once it has reached the boiling temperature we wanted, let for another 3-4 minutes to simmer.
- Remove off the heat/fire, let it rest until it has fully chilled. Place the carrot pickles in glass jars. Maintain in the fridge.
Notes
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