Henri's Filet of Beef

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons butter
  • 4 shallots, finely chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 10 in. long tenderloin, beef roast

Preparation

Step 1

Melt 5 tablespoons of the butter. Salt and pepper the filet and roll in the melted butter.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Cook roast for 5 minutes. Meantime, melt remaining butter, add chopped shallots and pour over the roast. Reduce oven temperatue to 350 degrees and cook an additonal 30 minutes. Vary time according to size of roast.