Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients

Cooking Directions

For the tenderloin, remove meat from refrigerator 1 hour before roasting. Preheat oven to 500°F. Fold over thin end of meat and tie with string.

For the spice rub, in a small bowl, combine spice rub ingredients. Rub meat generously with the spice mixture. Let meat stand for 15 minutes and repeat rub.

Place meat on a rack in a roasting pan; arrange quartered red onions around meat. Do not cover. Place in oven. Turn oven down to 400°F. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until internal temperature of roast is 130°F for rare or 145°F for medium. Remove from oven; let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

For the gravy, in a medium saucepan, combine broth, Worcestershire sauce, coffee crystals, and seasoned salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer.

In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water and whisk into broth mixture. Cook until gravy has thickened to the consistency of cream. Whisk in butter 1 chunk at a time. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Recipe excerpted from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade The Complete Cookbook by Sandra Lee

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