Beef Tenderloin Chimichurri Stacks
Serves 4
35 mins prep
90 mins Dry Brine and Resting
125 mins total
When you try these beef tenderloin stacks with smashed potatoes and chimichuri sauce, you're going to be blown away!
Chimichurri Sauce
Slice your tenderloin into about 12 filets. They should be about 1 inch thick (4-8 oz each).
Gently pound each filet out until each of them are a bit thinner and about the same size.
Place your filets on a wire rack with a baking sheet underneath and salt generously both sides. Refrigerate uncovered for an hour. Then bring it out 30 minutes before cooking.
In a large pot, add water with salt and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and boil until they easily pierced with a knife, 20-30 minutes. Strain and let them sit in the strainer for 20-30 minutes.
While waiting, make your chimichurri sauce. The instructions are below.
Once your potatoes have rested, gently smash each one with the bottom of a measuring cup. Add olive oil on both sides, as well as a bit of salt.
Preheat your griddle on medium for 5 minutes.
Add some oil to one side of your griddle & add the potatoes. Gently press them with a spatula. Cook on your griddle until crispy on both sides, about 10 minutes.
On the other side, increase the heat to high. Add a bit of oil and add your steaks. Give them a quick hard sear on each side for medium-rare, about 1-2 minutes per side. If you want them cooked more thoroughly, move to a cooler part of the griddle and cook a little longer.
Make 4 beef tenderloin stacks. Each stack will go steak, potato, chimichurri, steak, potato, chimichurri and steak. Top with more chimichurri. Each person gets one stack. Enjoy!
Chimichurri Sauce: Remove the leaves from the parsley and cilantro bunch. Rough chop the parsley, cilantro, fresno and scallions.
To a food processor, add everything you just chopped, vinegar, grated garlic and olive oil. Pulse a few times and add salt and pepper to taste. Optional: Add a SMIDGE of cumin.
Add to a bowl, top with parm and enough olive oil to get the desired consistency.