Cold Fillet Of Beef

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Ingredients

1 lg. fillet of beef, trimmed of all fat

1 cup soy sauce (reduced sodium)

1 cup olive oil or peanut oil

1 cup sherry

6 cloves garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon Tabasco

Dash of freshly ground pepper

Preparation

Marinate the fillet in the rest of the ingredients for 24 hours in the refrigerator, turning several times. Remove and dry. Put broiling rack on a pan covered with aluminum foil. Roast at 475 degrees for 25 minutes for very rare, 28 to 30 minutes for rare. Baste with marinade 3 or 4 times during the roasting. Allow to cool; if possible, do not refrigerate. Slice and arrange on a platter with watercress and tiny cherry tomatoes. This should be eaten the day it is roasted, does not keep well in the r