Beef pieces in the oven are juicy and soft

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake juicy and soft beef in pieces in the oven? Prepare your ingredients. It is better to take the meat chilled, it will be juicier. For this dish, choose young beef tenderloin or veal.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat, dry it and cut it into portions 3-4 cm thick. It is better not to cut it into pieces that are too thin, as such meat can become dry during cooking.

3. STEP 3

   

   Sprinkle the beef with thyme, pepper and salt. You can choose any favorite meat spices to suit your taste.

4. STEP 4

   

   Fry the pieces of beef in vegetable oil over high heat, on one side for 3-4 minutes. Then on the other side for another 2-3 minutes. It is important to preheat the pan with oil well! To check if the pan is hot enough, dip a spatula into it. If bubbles gather around the shoulder blade, it's time to add the meat. At this stage, we only seal the meat on both sides so that all the juices remain inside during baking.

5. STEP 5

   

   Transfer the meat to a baking sheet lined with foil and place in an oven preheated (10-20 minutes before baking) at 180°C for about 25-30 minutes. Time and temperature are approximate, be guided by the characteristics of your equipment. After the baking time has passed, carefully check one piece by piercing it with a knife: if clear juice flows out, the meat is ready.

6. STEP 6

   

   Prepare the sauce. You can come up with different sauces for this meat, but I settled on creamy mushroom sauce. The sauce, like any side dish, can be prepared while the meat is baking in the oven.

7. STEP 7

   

   Wash the mushrooms, dry and cut into small cubes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Grate the cheese on a medium grater.

9. STEP 9

   

   Fry the champignons in a frying pan in vegetable oil for 5 minutes.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour in the wine and simmer for about 3 minutes until the liquid has evaporated. You don’t have to use wine, but add meat, vegetable or mushroom broth instead.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add cheese to the pan. Simmer the mushrooms over low heat, stirring until the cheese is completely melted.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour in the cream. Simmer, stirring, for about 4 minutes.

13. STEP 13

    

    At the end, add salt and pepper to the sauce.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the pieces of hot beef tenderloin on a plate, pour over the creamy mushroom sauce and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Maria

24.11.2023

4.7

Another recipe of mine for meat in sauce, but the sauce is different. This is delicious beef with tomato and sour cream sauce. This recipe can also be used to cook pork. Instead of tomato paste, you can use fresh tomatoes, which need to be grated, or tomato sauce.