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I bought good steaks and they cooked perfectly. So most and tender. And the cherry sauce was a great accompaniment; I served the steaks with couscous, which the sauce was great with as well.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"05\/02\/2013 22:59","GUID":"a91cccacd25a48188b2cbd45aae1972d","MemberId":1896369,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"camccarthy","SubmittedDate":"05\/02\/2013 22:59"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Tenderloin Steaks with Cherry Sauce"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n