Roasted Beef Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon

Name: Roasted Beef Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams bacon slices; 1 kilograms beef tenderloin piece (large end), trimmed; 1 Tbsp coarsely ground black pepper; 24 inches long fresh rosemary branches

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roasted Beef Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Using small sharp knife, cut twelve 1-inch-deep slits all over beef tenderloin. Insert garlic slices into slits. Rub pepper all over tenderloin. Arrange bacon slices on work surface, overlapping slightly and forming rectangle.

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Beef Tenderloin

Bacon

Garlic

Pepper

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Knife

Oven

Place 1 rosemary branch down center of bacon rectangle, perpendicular to bacon slices.

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Bacon

Rosemary

Place tenderloin atop rosemary branch.

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Rosemary

Place remaining 2 rosemary branches atop tenderloin. Wrap bacon slices around tenderloin and rosemary to enclose tenderloin completely.

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Bacon

Rosemary

Wrap

Place tenderloin in roasting pan, bacon ends down. (Can be assembled 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

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Bacon

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Roasting Pan

Roast tenderloin until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 125°F for rare, about 1 hour.

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Remove from oven. Tent with foil and let tenderloin stand 10 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Transfer tenderloin to cutting board. Reserve pan drippings for Broccoli Pancotto, if desired. Using large sharp knife, cut tenderloin through bacon and rosemary into 1/2-inch-thick slices and serve.

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Broccoli