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Tenderloins with Gorgonzola, Pears & Walnut Crust and a Port Cranberry Glaze Recipe
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Tenderloins with Gorgonzola, Pears & Walnut Crust and a Port Cranberry Glaze Recipe

21 ingredients openrecipes

This is a perfect steak. I use tenderloins but any cut you like will work fine. It has a tangy sweet crust and then a rich port wine and cranberry glaze. I...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1361
Calories
52g
Protein
55g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 18 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Port Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 beef tenderloins
  • 2 tablespoons garlic
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • Pepper to taste
  • Olive oil to saute steaks
  • 1 anjou pear diced fine almost mashed (1/2 for the steak; 1/2 for the sauce)
  • 1 tablespoons garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups of gorgonzola cheese
  • 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs (I just use any left over bread)
  • 1/2 cup fine chopped walnuts
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup port wine
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • Remaining 1/2 of the anjou pear
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 shallot diced fine
  • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
  • 2 tablespoons butter

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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