Review: Beef Tenderloin Wrap

Original Recipe to be found here at Use Real Butter. 

I modified it a bit as it is originally supposed to be an appetizer.

1/2 lb. Filet Mignon (One Piece)
Salt
2 Stalks Green Onions
6 Tbsps Hoisin Sauce

3 Tbsps Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tsp Minced Garlic
Skewers

1 Package Baby Bella Mushrooms

1/2 Yellow Onion Sliced or Diced depending on your preference

Salt the filet and broil (or grill or pan sear) to desired doneness (rare to medium rare is preferred). 

Let beef rest and then refrigerate for an hour. 

Wash and trim the green onions. 

Slice the green onions on a shallow angle into thin strips. 

Remove beef from refrigerator and using a sharp knife, slice at an angle to about 1/8-inch thickness, as many slices as possible. 

For each slice, spread a little hoisin sauce on the beef, place a few green onions at one end of the beef (with the onions sticking out over the edges), and roll up the onions in the beef. I found that an easier method is to pour out 3 Tbsps hoisin sauce on a plate and dip one side of the beef in the sauce and continue from there.

Secure onto skewer.

Place olive oil, remainder of hoisin sauce, onion, garlic, and mushrooms in a skillet. 

Sautee over medium heat until onions are a translucent caramel color. 

Pour onion and mushroom mix over fillet skewers.

The reason I pour the onions and mushrooms over the fillet is because I wanted a warm dish for dinner and this recipe has you cool the beef to slice it up. I think if you have a sharp enough knife one could conceivably cut the meat after it has rested for a few minutes out of the broiler. Then the meat would be warm, but barring that you can pour the piping hot veggies over the meat and onions and that warms it up to a decent temp for a hot meal.

This is a very delicious and savory meal. Enjoy! And for super awesome photos of these wraps go check out the recipe's page at Use Real Butter.

People Kibble's Origins

I, like many women of this day and age, have been plagued by a few extra pounds. I'm a bit of a health buff in that I know all the stuff, but I never quite get the rubber to meet the road.

I enjoy reading success stories of people who have battled against excess weight. It's even more reassuring to watch those people on TV where you can see before and after photos and listen to the person being interviewed.

But it's always the same when asked about their diet. According to these interviews these people appear to have eaten the same breakfast, the same lunch, and the same dinner every day of the year in order to have lost their weight. That's too much like dog kibble to me. Seriously, who can stand to eat oatmeal for breakfast three hundred and sixty five days a year? I can't.

I figure that's why I don't "stick to a diet". Nobody gives any options. It's always "eat the exact same thing for a super long time and you'll lose weight". Of course! After a while you'll start to not want to eat if all you have to eat is people kibble.

But who can stand the boredom? I can't. That's why this blog. I'm not the healthiest of eaters. But if I can share my meals with you, then I can get the motivation to make them healthier and give you options that don't end in "What are we going to eat tonight Brain?" "The same thing we eat every night, Pinky: Salad". And hopefully we can both get healthier, shed some extra pounds, and live a life decidedly free of "People Kibble".