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Beef Tenderloin Tips in Garlic Sauce

Posted on by The Olive Oil Hunter

This is a house specialty of an Andalucían restaurant the late Spanish food authority Penelope Casas used to visit with her husband. It can be served as part of a tapas spread, or when accompanied by side dishes, as a main course. We especially like it with sautéed mushrooms and onions. 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound beef tenderloin tips (or steaks), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 8 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly smashed
  • Coarse salt (kosher or sea)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dry Spanish sherry, such as Fino
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for serving 

Directions

Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and garlic and sauté, stirring frequently with a metal spatula, until the meat is nicely browned and cooked to your liking. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the sherry, then transfer to an earthenware casserole dish. Return the sauté pan to the heat and deglaze with a few tablespoons of water. Stir the glaze into the meat. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot from the casserole dish or a platter. 

Serves 6 to 8 as an appetizer; 4 as a main course — Recipe adapted from 1000 Spanish Recipes by Penelope Casas (Houghton Mifin Harcourt, 2014) 

Monkfish with Tomato Garlic Sauce

Posted on by The Olive Oil Hunter

Any mild-flavored, firm-textured fish can be served with this garlicky tomato sauce. Keep a close eye on the garlic slices as you brown them. 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 heads of garlic plus 4 large cloves, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups water
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Eight 6-ounce cleaned monkfish fillets, about 2 inches thick
  • Chopped fresh parsley, for serving 

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a large skillet, warm 1/4 cup of the olive oil. Add the sliced garlic and cook slowly over very low heat, shaking the skillet, until the garlic is deep golden, 15 minutes. Remove about 1/4 cup of garlic slices to a plate with a slotted spoon and reserve. Add the paprika to the garlic in the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat for 1 minute. Add the water and simmer until the sauce has reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 

Step 2

In a very large skillet, heat the 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper. Cook over high heat until browned on the bottom, 2 minutes. Turn the fish, transfer to the oven, and roast until just cooked through, 15 minutes. 

Step 3

Transfer the fish to a large, warmed platter. Pour any juices from the skillet into the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Spoon the sauce onto plates and set the fish on top. Scatter the fried garlic over the fish. Top with parsley and serve right away. 

Serves 8 — Recipe adapted from Food and Wine, October 2005 

Dry-Brined Peppered Filets Mignons with Cutting Board Sauce

Posted on by The Olive Oil Hunter

Feel free to substitute rib-eyes, T-bones, Porterhouses, pork chops, or even skirt steaks for filets mignons. (Cooking times may change, however.) You will love the way the olive oil-enhanced sauce complements the meat.

Ingredients

  • For the meat:
  • 4 filet mignon steaks (each 6 to 8 ounces and at least 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick)
  • Coarse salt (sea or kosher)
  • 1/2 cup cracked black peppercorns, spread out in a shallow bowl
  • For the cutting board sauce:
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1/2 cup stemmed flat-leaf parsley or other fresh herbs
  • 2 scallions, trimmed
  • 1 red jalapeño or serrano pepper
  • Coarse salt (sea or kosher) and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup best-quality extra virgin olive oil, in a small bowl

Directions

Step 1

Arrange the filets mignons in a baking dish. Generously salt each on both sides. Dry-brine the steaks in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, uncovered, turning them once.

Step 2

Set up your grill for direct grilling and heat to medium-high. (Or use a stove-top grill pan.) Brush or scrape the grill grate clean and oil it well.

Step 3

Dip each filet mignon in cracked black pepper to crust the top and bottom. Arrange the steaks on the grill grate. Grill for 1 1/2 minutes, then give each steak a quarter turn, to lay on a crosshatch of grill marks. When the bottom is sizzling and browned (you may see beads of blood start to form on the top), turn the steaks and grill the other side the same way. Grill the steaks on the sides, too, to expose all surfaces to the heat.

Step 4

You’ll need about 3 minutes per side for rare (120° to 125°F); 4 minutes per side for medium-rare (130° to 135°F); 5 minutes per side for medium (140° to 145°F). Use an instant-read thermometer inserted through the side of the steak to check for doneness.

Step 5

In the meantime, make the cutting board sauce: Working on a large cutting board with a well (a juice-catching groove usually around the periphery), finely chop the garlic and parsley. Thinly slice the scallions (both white and green parts) and the pepper crosswise. Season generously with salt and pepper and pour half the olive oil on top. Mix with the blade of the knife.

Step 6

Remove the hot filets mignons from the grill and lay them directly on top of the ingredients on the cutting board. Cut each steak with downward strokes of the knife into 1/4-inch-thick slices. (There is no need to let the meat rest.) Pour the remaining olive oil over the sliced steaks and toss on the board with a spoon and the blade of the knife: The idea is to coat the steak slices with herbs and oil and mix them with the meat juices. Add salt and pepper to taste. The whole process should take less than a minute. Transfer to a platter or plates and serve at once.

Serves 4 — Recipe adapted from Project Fire by Steven Raichlen (Workman, 2018)

Perfect Roast Chicken with Salsa Verde

Posted on by The Olive Oil Hunter

Perhaps you have brined poultry in heavily salted water to season and tenderize it. But dry-brining accomplishes the same thing without taking up as much space in your refrigerator. A hot oven promotes crisp, golden-brown skin. The salsa verde (green sauce) is a piquant and colorful accompaniment.

Ingredients

  • For the chicken:
  • 1 roasting chicken, about 4 pounds
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt, or more as needed
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, or more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • For the salsa verde:
  • 1 bunch scallions, trimmed, white and light green parts thinly sliced
  • 2 cups loosely packed herbs (mint, dill, chives, etc.), finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Zest and juice from a medium lemon
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds

Directions

Step 1

Remove any giblets from the main cavity of the chicken as well as any large pieces of fat around the opening. 

Step 2

Dry-brine the chicken: Place the chicken on a rimmed baking sheet. Season it generously, inside and out, with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, for 12 to 24 hours. Transfer to a rack in a shallow roasting pan. (Line the roasting pan with foil for easier cleanup.) Tie the legs together with butcher’s string.

Step 3

When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 450°F for at least 30 minutes. Place the chicken in the roasting pan on the middle shelf of the oven and roast for 50 to 60 minutes, or until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F. Let the chicken rest for 20 minutes (uncovered).

Step 4

In the meantime, in a bowl combine the scallions, herbs, garlic, lemon (zest and juice), olive oil, salt, pepper, and mustard seeds. Taste, adding more salt, pepper, lemon juice, etc., to the mixture. It should be highly seasoned. Carve the chicken and serve with the salsa verde.

Serves 2 to 3 — Recipe adapted from notwithoutsalt.com