APPLE ALE- AND WHISKEY-MARINATED BEEF TENDERLOIN

Apple Ale- and Whiskey-Marinated Beef Tenderloin image

This easy roast was a huge hit at Christmas dinner. The hands-on prep time is less than 10 minutes--it's the marinating that takes many hours. I've used wine-based marinades before and decided to try apple ale, which is a favorite at our house. We thought it tasted much better than with the wine marinades.

Provided by Ann

Categories Main Dish Recipes Roast Recipes

Time 19h15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

2 (12 fluid ounce) bottles hard apple ale (such as Redd's(R))
¼ cup cinnamon whiskey
¼ cup brown sugar
20 whole cloves
2 teaspoons dried Valencia orange peel
1 (5 pound) beef tenderloin

Steps:

Combine ale and whiskey in a bowl. Add brown sugar, cloves, and orange peel.
Double over the skinny ends of the tenderloin and tie to the rest of the roast with kitchen string so it's roughly the same thickness from one end to the other. Place in a ceramic roasting or baking pan and pour ale marinade over top. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, turning occasionally, for 18 to 24 hours.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Coast a roasting pan with olive oil.
Remove tenderloin from the marinade and place in a roasting pan. Discard the remaining marinade.
Roast in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), about 45 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 529.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 115.6 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 31.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 87.8 mg, Sugar 9.7 g