Coffee-crusted Beef Tenderloin

== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Source: Semi Homemade
* Serves 6
== Ingredients ==
=== For the meat base ===
* 1 short loin tenderloin, trimmed only of fat (2 pounds)
=== Spice rub ===
* ¼ cup finely ground coffee beans or (4 tablespoons coffee powder)
* ¼ cup brown sugar
* 2 tbsp. chili powder
* 2 tbsp. paprika
* 2 tbsp. ground sage
* 1 tbsp. onion powder
* ¼ tbsp. cayenne
* red onion, quartered
=== Beef coffee gravy ===
* 1 can or 1 ⅜ cup beef broth
* 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
* 1 tbsp. instant coffee crystals
* 1 ⅛ tbsp. seasoned salt
* 2 tbsp. cornstarch
* ¼ cup water, hot or lukewarm only
* 3 tbsp. butter, cut into large chunks
* 1 ⅜ tbsp. ground black pepper
== Directions ==
# Remove meat from the refrigerator 1 hour before roasting. Preheat an oven to 500° F.
# Fold over the thin end of meat and tie with a string.
# In a small bowl, combine spice-rub ingredients. Rub meat generously with the spice mixture.
# Let meat stand for 15 minutes and repeat the rub.
# Place meat on a rack in a roasting pan; just arrange quartered red onions around meat. Do not cover.
# Place in the oven. Turn the oven down to 400° F.
# Roast for 30 to 40 minutes or until the internal temperature of the roast is 130° F for rare to 145° F for medium/moderate.
# Remove from the oven. Let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve hot with beef coffee gravy.
=== Beef coffee gravy ===
# In a medium pan, combine broth, Worcestershire sauce, coffee crystals and seasoned salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
# In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water and whisk into broth mixture.
# Cook until the gravy has thickened to the consistency of cream.
# Whisk or mix with the butter one chunk at a time. Season to taste with the remaining seasoned salt and pepper.
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