Best Rosemary Beef Fillet Recipes

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Yield Makes 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (3 1/2-lb) trimmed and tied center-cut beef tenderloin roast at room temperature
4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
6 (3- to 4-inch) fresh rosemary sprigs
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Accompaniment: coarse-grain or Dijon mustard

Steps:

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
Pat tenderloin dry, then coat all sides with salt, pepper, and garlic. Tuck rosemary sprigs under strings on all sides of roast, leaving a few inches between each.
Heat oil in a flameproof heavy roasting pan over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown tenderloin on all sides (but not ends), about 10 minutes total.
Transfer pan to oven and roast until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into center of meat registers 120°F, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer beef to a cutting board and let stand 15 minutes. (Temperature of meat will rise to about 130°F.) Discard string and rosemary sprigs before slicing.

Rosemary Beef Fillet image

Provided by Nimz_

Categories Steak

Time 50m

Yield 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (3 1/2 lb) trimmed and tied center-cut beef tenderloin, room temperature
4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
4 -6 sprigs fresh rosemary (3-4 inch)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Pat tenderloin dry, then coat all sides with salt, pepper and garlic.
Tuck rosemary sprigs under strings on all sides of roast, leaving a few inches between each.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown tenderloin on all sides (but not ends) about 10 minutes.
Transfer pan to oven and roast until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into center of meat registers 120 degrees, 25-30 minutes.
Transfer beef to a cutting board and let stand 15 minutes.
Temperature of meat will rise to about 130 degrees.
Discard string and rosemary sprigs before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 623.6, Fat 45.2, SaturatedFat 16.5, Cholesterol 170.6, Sodium 989.4, Carbohydrate 0.4, Fiber 0.1, Protein 50.2