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Pasta & Beef Tenderloin

CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Curry Pea Pasta
Ingredients:

4 oz Angel Hair Pasta
4 oz Curry Pea Velouté, from family recipe
2 oz Butter
2 oz Parmigiana Cheese, grated
Cilantro to garnish
Parsley to garnish

Method of Preparation:
Cook the pasta until al dente. Heat up the pan from the tenderloin, when it is hot, remove from stove and pour in remaining Curry Pea Velouté. Pan will sizzle, add pasta and butter and put back on stove to cook. Top with cheese and herbs.


FAMILY RECIPE: Seared Tenderloin of Beef with Curry Pea Velouté
Ingredients:

1 cup Onion, minced
1 tsp Ginger, minced
2 Scallions, chopped
1 tsp Red Curry Paste
3 tbsp Curry Powder
1 cup Coconut Milk
3 cups Peas
¼ cup Cilantro
¼ cup Parsley
4 oz Soybean Oil
2 Beef Tenderloins, 4-5oz each
4 oz Pea Tops


Curry Pea Velouté:
In a 6-quart pot, cook the onion, ginger and scallions. Then add the red curry paste, curry powder, coconut milk and peas. Add water from peas as vegetable stock. Simmer for 10 minutes add the cilantro and parsley then blend to a purée.

Beef Tenderloin:
Sear the tenderloin in a pan for 4-5 minutes until medium rare. Add peas to the Curry Pea Velouté, slice the beef and spoon sauce over the beef. Garnish with pea tops.