Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Chilean Cilantro Sauce

Last night we had a Chilean birthday party for my hub. Why Chilean? I don't know... it just sounded good. I built the dinner around this beef recipe because it's one that I've made before that he really liked. This recipe is super easy and quick, but it's pretty expensive (but Aubrey's worth every penny... plus more). I like to make the sauce a few days ahead of time so the flavors have time to blend together.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients:
1 (1 1/2 pound) center-cut beef tenderloin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Chilean Cilantro Sauce

Directions:

Preheat broiler.

Cut beef tenderloin lengthwise with the grain (opposite of how you would cut a filet mignon) into six even steaks (they should be long and thin). Working with 1 steak at a time, place steak between two sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten each steak to an even thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Combine salt and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Rub salt mixture over both sides of steaks.

Place steaks on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil steaks 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Top each steak with onion mixture, and drizzle with Chilean Cilantro Sauce (recipe below).

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 steak and 1 tablespoon sauce).

Chilean Cilantro Sauce

Ingredients:
2/3 cup canned vegetable broth
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/2 cup minced fresh onion
1/2 cup minced red bell pepper
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced

Directions:
Combine all ingredients, stirring with a whisk until well blended.

Yield: 2 cups (serving size: 1 tablespoon)

Nutritional Info:
Steak plus 1 T sauce: 7.3g fat; 17.1g protein; 8.2g carb; 1.7g fiber; 48mg cholesterol; 2.5g iron; 329mg sodium; 27mg calcium

Sauce (1Tablespoon): 18 calories; 1.8g fat; 0.1g protein; 0.8g carb; 0.2g fiber; 0mg cholesterol; 0.1mg iron; 95mg sodium; 4mg calcium

Source: All-New Complete Cooking Light Cookbook