This is a simple recipe for a tender and well-seasoned beef tenderloin.
Ingredients
- beef tenderloin: 1 piece (3 pound)
- olive oil: 2 tsp
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- basil: 2 tsp (dried)
- ½ teaspoons dried rosemary: 1 piece (crushed)
- sea salt: 1 tsp
- ground black pepper: (to taste, fresh)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
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Tie tenderloin at 2-inch intervals with kitchen string.
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Combine oil and garlic in a bowl; brush over meat. Mix basil, rosemary, sea salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; sprinkle evenly over the meat.
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Roast beef tenderloin in preheated oven until beginning to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
