Filet of Beef

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

1 whole filet of beef (4 to 5 pounds), trimmed and tied

2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
  2. Place the beef on a baking sheet 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.
  3. 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 filet thickly.

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Pat Owen

This was my first ever time to cook beef tenderloin. After researching many different recipes, I settled on Ina’s. It seemed to be the simplest and most tried that I found.<br />it turned out just about perfect. The imperfection came from having an oven that cooks hot and I wasn’t aware of it. My family went over the top with compliments! THANK YOU INA!

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