A roast for your most elegant
dinner party!
Herbed
Tenderloin
- 4 pounds well-trimmed
beef tenderloin roast
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons freshly
grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt to taste
- Preheat 425ºF (220ºC).
- Combine Italian seasoning
and black pepper. Press evenly onto all sides of roast.
- Place roast on a rack
in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so bulb is
centered in thickest part. Do not add water or cover.
- Roast approximately 45
to 50 minutes for medium-rare or medium doneness.
- Remove roast when meat
thermometer registers 140ºF (60ºC) for medium-rare,
150ºF (65ºC) for medium.
- Sprinkle with the Parmesan
cheese. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Carve roast into slices,
season with salt as desired.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Nutritional information
per serving: 347 Calories; 15g Total Fat; 6g Saturated Fat; 135mg
Cholesterol; 3mg Iron; 122mg Sodium; 9mg Zinc; 50g Protein; .24g
Carbohydrates; .11g Dietary Fiber.
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Texas Beef Council and Beef It's Whats For Dinner.
