Beef Tenderloin in Filo Dough
Recipe by riehlfood.com
Difficulty: Moderate
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
20
minutes
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Ingredients
8 beef tenderloin steaks, about 4 oz. each, trimmed well
2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
2 small zucchini, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 cup mushrooms, chopped, (about 4 oz.)
2 small clove garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp. salt
16 sheets filo dough
8 long scallion greens
1 cup butter, melted
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Sprinkle steaks on both sides with pepper.
- Spray a 10-inch skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat.
- Add steaks and cook for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Remove to a plate.
- Add zucchini, onions, mushrooms, garlic and salt to pan and drippings. Cook, stirring for about 5 minutes until vegetables are softened.
- Remove from heat and spoon out liquid.
- Let the vegetables and meat cool.
- Cut scallion greens very skinny.
- Lightly spray cookie sheet with oil.
- Place one sheet of filo on dry surface (cover the unused sheets with wax paper until you get ready to use)
- Brush lightly with butter. Fold in half lengthwise, buttered side in.
- Place one steak 3 inches from the end of the folded filo.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons vegetable mixture on top of steak; fold sides over, roll up. Brush with butter after assembling.
- Place another sheet of filo on surface and brush lightly with butter. Gather sides around steak package, gently pressing so it resembles a sack tied in the middle. Tie with a scallion.
- Place on cookie sheet and bake: 15 minutes for rare, 17 minutes for medium rare, 20 minutes for medium.
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