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King Henry's Chateaubriand

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Ingredients:
4 beef tenderloin, about 1/2 lb ea.
salt and pepper
2 tspcooking oil
BEARNAISE SAUCE
2/3 cupwhite wine
2 tbspchopped shallots
4 tarragon (leaf), fresh
2 tbspvinegar
1/4 tbspground white pepper
3 egg yolks
2/3 cupbutter
2 tspchopped parsley
2 tspchopped tarragon
salt, pepper and tabasco
Procedures:
1Season beef with salt and pepper.
2Rub with oil and grill according to desired doneness. Set aside.
3For the sauce, place white wine, chopped shallots, fresh tarragon, vinegar and ground white pepper in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce until about 1/2 cup of the liquid remains.
4Remove from heat, and over a double-boiler, beat in the egg yolks one by one.
5Add the butter slowly, beating constantly.
6Add chopped tarragon and pasley and beat well until creamy.
7Season with salt, pepper and tabasco.
8Arrange grilled beef on serving plates and pour sauce on top.