Grilled Ginger Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients

4 beef tenderloin filets
salt and pepper

Ginger Noodles
7 oz. Ginger, fresh, peeled and chopped
9 oz. Water
1.7 oz. Mirin
2 tsp. Agar
1 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
½ c Water
½ c Sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Add ½ c sugar and ½ c water to small saucepan, mix and bring to boil, then cool
• Add ginger and 9 oz. water to blender, pulse until smooth
• Pour through an chinois, set liquid aside, discard any sediment left in chinois
• Combine agar with 1 tsp sugar and dissolve in 7 oz of ginger liquid
• Combine Agar and 7 oz. of ginger liquid in a med sauce pan over med-high heat
• Whisk on stove until mixture comes to a boil
• Add ½ c of sugar syrup
• Season with salt to taste and place in a 6in loaf pan, refrigerate for one hour or until set/gelled
• Season beef and grill until rare
• Using a microplane or grater, shave the gel into strands resembling noodles
• Place a top the beef and put in oven for 8-10min.
• When the beef is med.-rare (130-140F) remove from oven and serve immediately