Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin | The Barefoot Contessa Project
When I was catering, sliced Beef Tenderloin was my go-to. I served it amongst soft rolls for "heavy hors d'oeuvres," on bite-sized toasts for an elegant passed hors d'oeuvres or thickly sliced amongst blue cheese sauce (also based on 1 of the Barefoot Contessa's recipes) every bit an entree.
My method for grooming was ever the same, per the Barefoot Contessa's book, Parties, 500 bird oven for 30-35 minutes, residue xv minutes, together with therefore slice. Fabulous every time. Well, almost every time. On occasion, I would come across an oven that was every bit good hot or a invitee that would chat amongst me a couplet minutes every bit good long, entirely to uncovering the beautiful beef tenderloin went from perfectly "rare" to "medium" inwards a affair of ii minutes. When cooking it at that super high temp, only every bit when grilling, yous must fourth dimension the cooking perfectly to avoid overcooking - or under-cooking.
I read this recipe for Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef (beef tenderloin) on our drive to my sisters on Christmas Day, knowing that I was inwards accuse of cooking the beef tenderloin for dinner that night. Ina had changed her melody from fast together with hot to ho-hum together with depression amongst plainly fabulous results. Hum... it was a big risk. Not entirely was it Christmas together with everyone was looking frontward to feasting on the traditional beef tenderloin, but I wasn't the 1 who had paid for it. When you're trusted amongst a while of meat for which mortal else forked over $100+, yous ameliorate know what you're doing!
I spent the 3 threescore minutes drive researching the ho-hum together with depression method for beef tenderloin. After reading several other reviews together with recipes that claimed the same every bit Mrs. Garten, I asked Mike what he idea I should do?
He said, "What's the lift of the book?"
Foolproof.
I position our Christmas Dinner fate inwards the capable hands of The Barefoot (...even though, I could listen her maxim the dorsum of my head, "Never endeavor a novel recipe when you're entertaining - entirely tried together with truthful recipes that yous know volition live on every time.").
Our Christmas Dinner was a huge success - everyone "oohhing together with aahhhing" over the perfectly rare, perfectly tender - almost silky - beef tenderloin. I shouldn't convey doubted her for 1 minute.
When wintertime conditions interrupted our New Years Eve plans, Mike together with I opted to remain inwards for a black of indulgence. Beef Tenderloin for two.
This is what the beef tenderloin department looks similar at my grocery shop during the holidays. You tin also uncovering them at Costco. Typically, tenderloins are 5-6 pounds each, making them perfect for a crowd of 10-14 people, generously. I called our butcher together with asked for them to cutting a 2 pound department for me. Most butchers are happy to produce this because they only cutting the residue of the tenderloin into filet steaks to sell. I also had them trim back (the fat) together with necktie it, every bit yous tin consider above.
Here is the beef baking at 275 degrees (vs. the typical 500 degrees) later on a generous tabular array salt together with pepper.
I covered it amongst foil to allow it rest.
Ready for carving at approx. 10pm on New Years Eve!
One to a greater extent than closeup...
Perfectly rare all the agency through. When cooking it at the frigidness vs. high, I constitute that it cooks to a greater extent than evenly. Instead of to a greater extent than "medium-well" ends together with "rare" center, together with therefore entire tenderloin was hot pinkish together with juicy, similar to a prime number rib roast. I highly, highly recommend this method.
...AND photograph The Barefoot's 1770 House Meatloaf, Green Beans Gremolata, together with Salted Caramel Brownies. Stay tuned - this is fun!
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