beef mignons with french applesauce recipe

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoon   dark seedless raisins
1   pair beef tenderloins about 2 pound

¼ teaspoon salt 

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

2   medium apples, rinsed and 

cored, but not peeled try 

Golden Delicious or Rome

½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoon   walnuts, broken into 

coarse pieces
Cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven broiler on high temperature, with the rack 3 inches from heat
 source.

2. Cover broiler pan with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. Spray foil lightly
with cooking spray. Set aside. 

3. Cut 8 slices beef rounds, each 1½ inches thick, from the center of the pair
 of beef tenderloins. Refrigerate or freeze the ends for another use. Place beef
rounds on the foil-covered broiler pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside
 a few minutes while broiler heats. 

4. Meanwhile, heat ½ cup water to boiling in a medium nonstick pan. Slice
 cored apples from top to bottom in ¼-inch wide pieces. Add apples, raisins,
 walnuts, and cinnamon to boiling water. Reduce heat to medium. Cover.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft and easily pierced with a
 fork. Set aside until beef is cooked.

5. Broil beef for 10-15 minutes per side to a minimum internal temperature of
165 °F. 

6. To serve, place twobeef rounds on each dinner plate.
Top with one-fourth of the applesauce.