Fillet of Beef

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Total Time:
50 min
Prep
5 min
Inactive
20 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 (4 to 5 pound) fillet of beef, trimmed and tied
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

Place the beef on a sheet pan and pat the outside dry with a paper towel. Spread the butter on with your hands. Sprinkle evenly with the salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for exactly 22 minutes for rare and 25 minutes for medium-rare.

Remove the beef from the oven, cover it tightly with aluminum foil, and allow it to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes. Remove the strings and slice the fillet thickly.

Note: Be sure your oven is very clean or the high temperature will cause it to smoke.

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  • on December 23, 2012

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    I used this recipe for a roast last night and it didn't thoroughly cook. I was highly disappointed. I had a 5 lb roast trimmed and tied by my butcher and the center was raw, not rare. Plus it made my smoke director go off and my oven was spotless (it's the butter that makes it smoke Ended up putting it back in the oven with a digital meat thermometer until it was done. I highly doubt I will ever make this again.

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  • on March 22, 2012

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    Easy and perfect, just make sure your oven is clean!

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  • on January 08, 2012

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    Probably the best and easiest way to cook a beef tenderloin I've tried. I used olive oil instead of butter and seasoned it with a rosemary, garlic dry rub. Next time I'll try a different rub or just a large grain sea salt and maybe the butter. The timing and temp. were about perfect, we like ours rare to med rare and that's the way it came out. Be sure to wrap the roast tightly when you remove it from the oven to keep the heat in while it rests. Definitely a keeper!

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