Porcini-Crusted Beef Tenderloin
Porcini crusted beef tenderloin roast is an easy and elegant meal that is perfect for your holiday table.
Servings: 8 people
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 ½ lb. beef tenderloin cleaned and trimmed of silver skin
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt I use Diamond Crystal (reduce amount by almost half if you use Morton's)
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms approximately 3 ounces in weight / about ⅓ cup after grinding
- 1 tablespoon canola oil or other high smoke point oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C / Gas Mark 6.
- Place dried mushrooms into a mini food processor or blender and grind until you have a fine powder. *It's ok if there are a larger pieces, you can sift them out.
- Pour the mushroom powder into a fine mesh strainer and sift over a bowl to remove the larger bits. *Save the large pieces to add to soups or put them back in to the processor to grind.
- Fold under the tail end (the thin end) of tenderloin and tie with butcher's twine. (Keeping the thickness uniform helps the meat cook evenly.) Season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a heavy-bottom sauté pan (skillet), heat the oil until shimmering. Place tenderloin in pan and sear on all 4 sides. About 6 - 8 minutes total.
- Dust on all 4 sides with porcini powder, giving it a heavy coating.
- Slide into the oven and let it roast for 10 minutes at 400°F, then turn down to 325°F / 165°C / Gas Mark 3 for an additional 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and place tenderloin on sheet pan to rest. *I let it rest for 5 minutes on one side, then flip it over and let it rest an additional 5 minutes.
- Cut twine and remove from roast. Slice and serve.
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Notes
- I season aggressively, which means I use a lot of salt. A couple of fat, three finger pinches. No delicate sprinkling, you want to see it. It is up to you how much you want to use, but I will say this, the reason steaks taste so delicious at a restaurant is because they are heavy-handed with salt. You can always add more, if you are afraid you’ll add too much at once, but generally speaking, use a little more than you would normally.
Nutrition
Serving: 8oz.