Rosemary and Garlic Beef Tenderloin

This is for when you want to feel rich and not have the money to eat the rest of the week. The truth is this cut is very expensive. We don't eat out. It would cost my family more to eat out than what it cost me to cook this meal. So although this was a high cost meal for us, it was a splurge that I can justify once in a while. You would be surprised what you can afford if you skip that meal out once in a while.  Wonderful and yummy. Cooks perfect every time. We had twice baked potatoes, simple corn, and ice berg wedge salad with Ranch Dressing, and Mississippi Mud Sheet Cake.
Now this recipe is for a two pound tenderloin. I cooked an almost 6 pound for my family. Any size works as long as you cook based on meat temperature.



Beef Tenderloin
2 pounds beef tenderloin

3 Tbl. oil
4 Tbl. melted butter
2 Tbl. fine chopped rosemary
3 cloves garlic minced
salt and pepper
apple wood smoked bacon (enough to wrap the tenderloin)

Heat oven 425
Clean and dry tenderloin. If you have a real thin end and a real thick end (usually there always is in a tenderloin), turn the thin end under to make it as close in thickness to the thicker end of the loin. You can wrap with twine if you want. I didn't. I just wrapped with bacon and it stayed in place with cooking. Mince garlic and rosemary and mix together. Mix melted butter and oil together. Rub bottom of tenderloin  with half oil/butter and put half the garlic/rosemary on and salt and pepper. Turn tenderloin over and oil the top and sides. Rub with the rest of the garlic/rosemary and salt and pepper. Wrap with bacon every couple inches. Let rest till tenderloin is room temp.
Bake middle of oven till thick part of tenderloin is 125 degrees. You don't want it to cook past that or the thin part of the tenderloin will be overcooked. This will give you a beautiful med-rare loin. Cover with foil and let sit for 15 minutes or so. Slice into 1/2 thick slices  and drizzle with pan drippings (your pan drippings will look pretty red. Don't worry it is a beautiful broth that will enhance you tenderloin.
Serve with sauteed mushrooms for a great accompaniment.