Roasted Red Pepper Steaks

Ingredients:

Coarsely ground black pepper
4 beef tenderloin steaks at room temperature
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup dry red wine
3/4 cup purchased roasted red pepper dip


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 500. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place a wire rack on top. Place in oven.

2. Grind pepper all over steaks. Heat oil in a wide frying pan set over medium high heat. Add steaks.

3. Cook until browned , about 2 minutes each side. Remove pan from heat. Place steaks on rack on baking sheet in oven.

4. Roast 8 minutes for medium rare steaks. Meanwhile return pan to stove over high heat. Add wine and boil vigorously, stirring often until reduced to about 1/4 cup. 6-7 minutes. Wine will just barely cover bottom of pan. Turn off heat.

5. Stir in dip and any accumulated juices from cooked steaks. Pour sauce over top of steaks.


*Compliments of Chatelaine Magazine.