Herb And Garlic Crusted Beef Fillet

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 kg piece beef tenderloin, trimmed (thick end)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
• 2 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
• 6 tablespoons dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 rub 1 tablespoon oil over each beef piece. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat 2 large nonstick skillets over high heat. add 1 beef piece to each; brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• 4 place beef pieces in large roasting pan. mix 6 tablespoons oil, garlic, 2 tablespoons thyme and 2 tablespoons rosemary in small bowl.
• 5 coat top and sides of beef pieces with mustard, then with herb mixture.
• 6 roast until meat thermometer inserted into center of beef registers 125°f for medium-rare, about 45 minutes. i like mine more cooked than that and cooked it for approximately 75 minutes.
• 7 transfer to platter. let stand 10 minutes. cut beef into 1/2-inch-thick slices. sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon each of thyme and rosemary.