Simply Elegant Beef Tenderloin

Name: Simply Elegant Beef Tenderloin
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole head of garlic; 1 tablespoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 tablespoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil or vegetable oil; 2 pound beef tenderloin; 1 to 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground white pepper; 1½ cups beef stock; 3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
6
or more

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

Few main dishes dazzle guests like beef tenderloin. This is an easy but elegant version, flavored simply with garlic, salt, and pepper and then polished to perfection with a quick sear and a slow smoke.

Ingredients

Roasted Garlic Mash

1 whole head of garlic
1 tablespoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Break the garlic head apart into individual cloves, but don’t peel them. Place them in a cast-iron or other heavy skillet and dry-roast over medium heat until soft and brown, 6 to 8 minutes, shaking or stirring as needed to color evenly. Peel the garlic (a quick task once roasted) and transfer to a small bowl. Using the back of a large fork, mash the garlic lightly. Add