MSN Home  |  My MSN  |  Hotmail
Sign in to Windows Live ID Web Search:   
go to MSN 
Free Forum Hosting
 
Important Announcement Important Announcement
The MSN Groups service will close in February 2009. You can move your group to Multiply, MSN’s partner for online groups. Learn More
M¥§T̀ã~~GÃRÐËѧContains "mature" content, but not necessarily adult.[email protected] 
  
What's New
  
  -»WELCOME«-  
  -»«--»«--»«--»«--»«-  
  BOARDS & RULES  
  My Best Friend  
  Poetry Corner  
  Endless Thoughts  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  AN' YE HARM NONE DO WHAT YE WILL  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  PROFILES  
  FAVORITE THINGS  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  BIRTHDAYS  
  -»«--»«--»«--»«--»«-  
  REMEMBER 9/11  
  -»«--»«--»«--»«--»«-  
  FANTASY & MORE  
  HOW TO DO Q&A  
  ABUSE HOTLINE  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  PARENTS READ!  
  STAYING SAFE ONLINE  
  KID-STUFF  
  GAME ROOM  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  Nature's Cabinet  
  Favorite Recipes  
  *-»-·´¯`*-»«-*´¯`·-«-*  
  Pictures  
  LINKS  
    
  
  
  Tools  
 
FAVORITE RECIPES
Add Recipe  Edit Recipe  Delete Recipe  List View  Previous  Next 

Beef Tenderloin with Pan-Roasted Pears


Ingredients

4  (6-ounce) beef tenderloin fillets
1/2  teaspoon salt
1/2  teaspoon pepper
2  tablespoons butter or margarine
2  tablespoons olive oil
3  Bartlett pears, peeled and halved
1  cup Madeira wine
1  garlic clove, pressed
1/4  teaspoon dried thyme
4  ounces blue cheese

Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper.

Procedure

Melt butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add fillets, and cook 5 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Remove fillets, and keep warm.

Add pear halves to skillet; cook over medium heat 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Add wine, garlic, and thyme; cook 5 minutes or until pear halves are tender. Remove pear halves from skillet, reserving wine mixture in skillet.

Cook wine mixture in skillet over high heat 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half.

Stuff each pear half evenly with blue cheese. Serve with fillets, and drizzle with sauce.

Serving Information

  • Serves: 4
  • Fat: g
  • Calories: