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Recipe of the Week – Baked Tenderloin of Beef
(From the Beef Entrée Collection at emealsforyou.com)
Baked Tenderloin of Beef
We had a request for Beef Tenderloin from one of the kids for our family Christmas dinner. With all the high energy activities around opening gifts and catching up on the latest news, I wanted a meal that was great but also one that would not require constant attention. My mother-in-law has always told me that she just bakes the whole beef tenderloin, regardless of the weight for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. This will produce a moist and medium rare roast; perfect.
Who doesn’t love a recipe that requires very little work and produces the above results, not to mention tons of compliments. Remember to allow the roast to rest for 20 minutes after cooking and before carving. We did twice baked potatoes, another do ahead and forget trick and peas. Dessert was the Cranberry Cake from our website at emealsforyou.com.
Baked Tenderloin of Beef
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Beef Entrée |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 4 | lb | beef, tenderloin, whole |
| 3 | Tb | salt, kosher |
| 3 | Tb | pepper, fresh cracked |
| 5 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 3 | Tb | olive oil, divided |
Remove all fat and silver skin from the tenderloin. Have at room temperature. Sprinkle the salt and pepper generously over the entire tenderloin. Spread chopped garlic on top of tenderloin. Sprinkle 2 Tb of olive oil over tenderloin. Allow to marinate for 2 hours. Remove as much of the chopped garlic as possible, discard. Heat remaining olive oil in a large oven-proof pan. Brown tenderloin on all sides. Place in a pre-heated 400 degree oven. Cook for exactly 30 minutes ( for medium rare; 120 degrees ) remove from oven and allow to rest for 20 minutes prior to slicing. The tenderloin will continue to cook to 125 – 130 degrees while resting.
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