Hostess Trifecta - Valentine's Dinner For Two

Today's blog is brought to you by Laurie..."The Gourmet"

I really love food. I revel in researching recipes, shopping for food, planning menus, and preparing meals for the people I love. It's my gift to them. My love of food started as a child, spending summers with my Grandma. (Now, there’s a woman who could cook). I became a bonafide grown-up “foodie” in 1998 when I was introduced to a little slice of heaven on earth, The Good Earth Cooking School..

I'm mom to 3 hungry boys and have an awesome husband who is always willing to be my "food guinea pig." When I'm not cooking, which is rare, I work at a group insurance consulting firm. Life is busy, but never too busy to experiment with new and exciting recipes.

Here's a perfect recipe for Valentine’s Day – a meal made with love....and wine and chocolate. What could be better?? Serve with some lightly buttered, steamed green beans and roasted fingering potatoes and voila – a gourmet dinner for you and the ones you love.

Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Rosemary, Wine and Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef tenderloin roast

pinch of salt and pepper

3 tablespoons of olive oil

½ cup chopped sweet onion

1 carrot and 1 celery stalk, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

2 cups of red wine

2 cups of beef broth

2 tbsp of tomato paste

1 bay leaf and 1 sprig of thyme

2 tbsp of cocoa powder

1 tbsp of fresh rosemary leaves

Season the meat with salt and pepper. In a pan, heat half of the olive oil. Add the chopped onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Add the meat and sear until browned on all sided. This will seal in the juices. Transfer the meat to a baking sheet and bake at 425F for 30 minutes for medium rare. DO NOT OVERCOOK.

While the meat cooks, using the pan with the onion, carrots, celery and garlic mixture, add the wine, broth and tomato paste and cook over a medium-high heat. Add the bay leaf and thyme and cook the liquid until it reduces to about ½ to ¾ of a cup or about 30 minutes. Strain through a fine strainer. Stir in the cocoa and rosemary with a bit more salt and pepper to taste. Serve with a couple slices of beef tenderloin.

~Enjoy!

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