Beef Tenderloin with Pan-Roasted Pears

Ingredients

• 3  bartlett pears peeled halved
• 24 ounce beef tenderloin fillets 
• 4 ounces cheese blue
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 0.3 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 1  garlic clove pressed
• 1 cup madeira wine 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper.
2. Melt butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add fillets, and cook 5 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
3. Remove fillets, and keep warm.
4. Add pear halves to skillet; cook over medium heat 5 minutes on each side or until browned.
5. Add wine, garlic, and thyme; cook 5 minutes or until pear halves are tender.
6. Remove pear halves from skillet, reserving wine mixture in skillet.
7. Cook wine mixture in skillet over high heat 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half.
8. Stuff each pear half evenly with blue cheese.
9. Serve with fillets, and drizzle with sauce.