Sage Roast Beef With Merlot Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh sage
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) center cut beef tenderloin
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1/3 cup finely chopped shallot
• 1 1/2 cups merlot
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium beef broth or 1 1/2 cups beef bouillon
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine sage through garlic; rub over roast.
• 2 heat, on medium-high heat, a large oven-proof skillet (no plastic handle) coated with spray.
• 3 add roast to pan and cook 6 minutes, browning all sides.
• 4 bake at 350° about 25 minutes until thermometer inserted in thickest site reads 140° (medium rare) or until done to your taste.
• 5 place roast on cutting board; cover loosely with foil; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
• 6 make sauce:.
• 7 heat pan coated with spray over medium-high.
• 8 sauté shallots about 3 minutes.
• 9 stir in merlot; bring to a boil; cook about 4 minutes until reduced to ¾ cup.
• 10 stir in bouillon; cook about 6 minutes until reduced to 1¼ cup.
• 11 stir in butter until melted; stir in parsley and salt.
• 12 serve sauce with tenderloin.