Lobster Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 lobster tails (4-6 oz)
• 2 -3 lbs beef tenderloin
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup minced shallot
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms, you can quarter them if you wish
• 3/4 cup dry red wine or 3/4 cup chardonnay wine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a small saucepan combine the buter and minced garlic-keep warm over low heat.
• 3 cook the lobster tails in boiling salted water until done-about 5 minutes.
• 4 drain and submerge in cold water to stop cooking process.
• 5 cut a lengthwise slit in the tenderloin within 1/2 inch from bottom.
• 6 open.
• 7 sprinkle with the lemon pepper.
• 8 remove lobster shells and discard.
• 9 place tails"tail to end" down the center of your tenderloin.
• 10 whisk butter-garlic mixture and drizzle 2 t.
• 11 down lobster tails.
• 12 wrap beef around the tails and tie with cooking twine at 1 and 1/2 inch intervals.
• 13 place roast on a rack in roasting pan and sprinkle with lemon pepper.
• 14 roast uncovered for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 15 meat thermometer will read 140 degrees for rare or 150 degrees for medium rare.
• 16 saute the shallots and mushrooms in the butter garlic mixture until golden.
• 17 add the wine and heat throughly, reducing just a bit.
• 18 remove roast and loosely cover with foil.
• 19 let stand for 5 minutes before carving.
• 20 cut into thick slices and offer the wine-butter sauce at table.