Sofrito: Greek Beef Tenderloin with Garlic Sauce
Sofrito, one of the most popular dishes from the Greek Island of Corfu. Enjoy!
Ingredients
For the sofrito:
- 150 g all-purpose flour for dredging the meat
- 1 kg beef tenderloin cut into thin vertical slices 1cm (0.4 inch) thick
- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 50 ml white wine vinegar
- 80 ml white wine
- 50 ml beef stock warmed; (or warm water)
- 1 tbsp mild mustard
- ½ bunch parsley finely chopped
- salt
- pepper
To serve:
- fries
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the flour, season with salt and pepper and stir well. Add the meat and thoroughly coat in the mixture.
- Place a deep pan over medium to high heat. Once it gets hot, add the olive oil and the meat in batches. Brown the meat on both sides, transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Using the same pan and without cleaning it, lower heat to medium. Add the garlic and vinegar. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the meat back to the pan. Deglaze pan with the wine, allow the alcohol to evaporate and add the stock, mustard and half of the parsley.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the sauce thickens nicely. Remove pan from heat, add the remaining parsley and mix.
- Serve Sofrito with fries. Enjoy!
Notes
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