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Bacon Wrapped Tenderloin with Bearnaise Sauce

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 Onion finely diced
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp Lemon juice
  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 1 tsp Tarragon
  • 1 tsp Chervil
  • 3 tbsp White Wine
  • 3 lb Beef Tenderloin
  • 1 lb Bacon

Instructions
 

  • Finely chop the onion so that it doesn't overpower the sauce.
  • Cook the chopped onion for 1 minute in the microwave to soften it.
  • Place the egg yolks in a saucepan and add the lemon juice. Stir until the mixture is well blended.
  • Add the first stick of butter, sliced into pats, and cook over very low heat stirring constantly until melted in.
  • Then add the next stick of butter in the same fashion continuing to stir constantly.
  • This process takes awhile because we want the egg and butter mixture to cook together.
  • If the heat is too high or you don't stir enough, the eggs will begin to cook on their own and the sauce will break. You'll know if/when this happens because you'll see lumps or curdles forming in your sauce.
  • If all goes according to plan, your sauce will begin to thicken and reach the point where it begins to look like a thin pudding. You'll see the line the spoon left after you drag it across the bottom.
  • Take the sauce off the heat, add the onions, tarragon and chervil and mix well.
  • Add the wine (if you don't have wine, you can substitute 2 tsp of lemon juice and 2 tbsp of water) and blend well.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and set a broiler pan to the side.
  • Cut the tenderloin into 1" cubes.
  • Take the bacon slices and cut each piece into thirds.
  • Wrap each filet bite in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  • Heat a heavy skillet on high and sear each bite on all sides.
  • Transfer the seared pieces to a broiler pan and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Serve filet bites with Bearnaise sauce.