peppered beef tenderloin
categories:  Beef     

Prepared: 2009-06-03

ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons coarsely ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (3 pound) whole beef tenderloin

Preparation:

• Combine the pepper, oil, lemon peel, salt and garlic; rub over tenderloin.
• Place on a greased rack in a foil-lined roasting pan.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 45-65 minutes or until beef reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145 degrees F; medium, 160 degrees F; well-done, 170 degrees F). Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

note:

• as you can see, we used beef tenderloin steaks, and cooked them on the bbq.
• This was way too peppery... it kills the taste of the tenderloin completely.