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🍽️ Juicy Beef Fillet with Creamy Spinach Filling

459 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash the spinach thoroughly.
  2. 2. Bring water to a boil and add some salt.
  3. 3. Blanch the spinach briefly in this boiling salted water (cook briefly in boiling water).
  4. 4. Drain the spinach.
  5. 5. Shock the spinach to stop the cooking process.
  6. 6. Squeeze the spinach well to remove excess liquid.
  7. 7. Heat a pan without fat.
  8. 8. Roast the pine nuts in the pan until fragrant.
  9. 9. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
  10. 10. Peel the shallot and the garlic.
  11. 11. Dice the shallot finely.
  12. 12. Chop the garlic coarsely.
  13. 13. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan.
  14. 14. Sauté the shallot and garlic until translucent.
  15. 15. Dice the cheese into small pieces.
  16. 16. Remove the pan from the heat.
  17. 17. Mix the squeezed spinach and cheese with the shallot-garlic mixture.
  18. 18. Season the filling generously with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  19. 19. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
  20. 20. Wash the beef fillet.
  21. 21. Pat the fillet dry.
  22. 22. Remove the sinews from the fillet.
  23. 23. Cut a pocket lengthwise into the fillet using a sharp knife.
  24. 24. Fill the pocket with the spinach mixture.
  25. 25. Sprinkle the roasted pine nuts over the filling.
  26. 26. Tie the fillet in shape with kitchen twine.
  27. 27. Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
  28. 28. Sear the fillet on all sides until brown.
  29. 29. Cook the fillet for 6 to 8 minutes.
  30. 30. Place the fillet on a rack.
  31. 31. Place a drip pan under the rack.
  32. 32. Cook the fillet in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
  33. 33. Let the fillet rest briefly.
  34. 34. Remove the kitchen twine.
  35. 35. Slice the fillet.
  36. 36. Serve the fillet.

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