Fillet of Beef

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I love Ina's recipes & tried to modify this one in my oven with a smaller fillet of beef which I wrapped/tied myself, also got the smoky results reported by so many others (still, the beef was fab!. My take is that consumers are dealing with residential ovens & our beloved chefs on FNC have industrial gourmet ovens w/ventilation systems we don't usually have available, so I've learned that unless I want a complete kitchen/oven cleanup there are just some recipes I can't try to duplicate play/by/play. Lesson learned.
Karen
Roanoke, VA

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We too were smoked out despite a clean oven. I think the butter burning on the pan is the culprit. Next time I will omit the butter (maybe I'll try olive oil. Despite the smoky house, the beef was a huge hit. Because I had some guests who preferred rare and others that preferred medium, I did not tie up the meat to a uniform size. My fillet was close to 5 pounds and I found that it needed 10 more minutes to reach medium at the thin end and rare at the thicker end. Delicious!

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I have made this recipe many times. Everyone that has eaten it, loves it and asks for the recipe. I love the gorgonzola sauce that compliment it! The roasted cherry tomatoes recipe is also delicious with this dish. The oven does smoke but it is worth it. A trick; I leave the fillet out (not cold from the refrigerator, this helps the meat to cook more evenly (medium-rare and not raw (cold in the middle.

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Served this for Christmas day dinner along with bernaise sauce. So delicious. Also, served roasted root vegetables. I prepared a porcini mushroom risotto starter. Would recommend. A bit expensive, but so easy to prepare, especially when you have big number of guests and you want to spend time with them!

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Suzanne, I ran into the same problem ...... I made this for this year's Christmas Eve dinner in our brand new house. We had our guests enjoying appetizers in our back yard while I roasted the filet of beef at 500 degrees (also in our new oven. I opened the oven door and YIKES!! My husband ran in the house because he saw the smoke filled kitchen and thought the house was on fire. Needless to say, we opened the sliding glass doors and windows (Thank God we live in AZ but it was cold out. The beef was fabulous but my new oven is a disaster. Just like Suzanne, it is filled with BLACK gunk. I've self-cleaned it once and must do it again.

Could this be done in an outside barbeque grill on a pan?? I'm going to check out the Joy of Cooking method for next time.

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I've used the Joy of Cooking method for cooking tenderloin for years, but I wanted to try something new that would take less time. It did take less time, but at 500 degrees and covered with butter, the tenderloin splattered all over the oven. My oven is only 4 weeks old, and now it is completely BLACK inside. I'm hoping it self cleans all right.

Also, when we opened the door to remove the tenderloin, the smoke that filled the room was unbearable. We had to open all of the windows and doors. Not very impressive for my dinner party! Someone actually asked if we had a fire extinguisher! My second floor still smells like smoke 24 hours later.

As for the meat itself, it was very tender and medium rare inside, but the edges came out like potroast (I think the foil covering steamed it. There was also a distinct smokey flavor throughout the meat.

Next time I'm going back to my Joy of Cooking recipe, and I'll spend the extra cooking time sipping a glass of wine!

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I made this for my husband's birthday dinner at my in-laws' house. My father-in-law, a huge beef lover, couldn't get enough of it and refused to believe I hadn't added special seasonings! It is a super easy and quick dinner that will get rave reviews. You must try it!

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This recipe is out of this world!
The gorgonzola sauce is equally delicious as well. Both are simple recipes that my family loves, especially on special occasions.

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My husband made this roast for my birthday and the taste was phenominal. However, the house did smoke up quite a bit, even though my oven was clean at the start. It was worth it. I'll never do another stovetop pot roast. Did anyone else get the smoke effect?

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i made this meal for my family and it was a huge hit!