Beef slices in the oven juicy and soft

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake juicy and soft beef pieces in the oven? Prepare the ingredients. It is better to take the meat chilled, it will be juicier. For this dish, choose a 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 into too thin pieces, since such meat can become dry during cooking.

3. Step 3:

   

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

4. Step 4:

   

   Fry the beef pieces 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 frying pan with oil well! To check whether the frying pan has warmed up enough, lower the spatula into it. If bubbles gather around the shoulder blade, then it's time to spread the meat. At this stage, we only seal the meat on both sides so that all the juices remain inside when baking.

5. Step 5:

   

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

6. Step 6:

   

   Prepare the sauce. You can come up with different versions of sauces for such meat, but I stopped at creamy mushroom. The sauce, like any side dish, can be cooked while the meat is baked in the oven.

7. Step 7:

   

   Wash, dry and cut the mushrooms into small cubes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Grate the cheese on a medium grater.

10. Step 9:

    

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

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour in the wine and simmer for about 3 minutes until the liquid evaporates. Wine can not be used, but add meat, vegetable or mushroom broth instead.

12. Step 11:

    

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

13. Step 12:

    

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

14. Step 13:

    

    At the end, season the sauce with salt and pepper.

15. Step 14:

    

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