Julia teaches Bridget how to make the ultimate dinner party dish, Beef Tenderloin.
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My family has done the recipe three Christmas Holidays in a row. It is so good!
Made this today and it was SO much easier than going the searing route! I should have baked it a little longer in the 300-degree oven (my oven runs hot, so I didn't want to risk overcooking it), but it was easily fixed and simply delicious with a little longer time in the oven. The small red potatoes were different and everyone loved them. Seasonings — perfect! This is my Christmas Day recipe from here on in. (I did not make the relish. I had a wine reduction sauce instead.)
I wonder if one can use pork tenderloins and treat them like this? Meaning using the BS…
Man, it's hard to nail down the name of this sauce!
5:03 – Here in this video from three years ago, she says she's been pronouncing it one way, but that it should be pronounced another way.
But in this video from a couple days ago, she says the opposite at 13:53 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sydkoeJ85c0
How many people will a 5-lb tenderloin roast serve?
I just made this last Sat and the beef was so perfectly cooked and delicious! I was a little hesitant making this because I've never made this before and it's such a big piece of meat and it's quite expensive. The only thing I need to do better is the potatoes because mine weren't fully cooked, maybe they were too big. Thanks so much for this amazing recipe!
1 hour or 12 hours in fridge?
I have the full tenderloin and the ability to cook it just like this but one problem, there are only two of us so what do I do?
I was concerned by what seemed to be an insanely short cooking time and low temperature, but the time and temp were exactly right even though my tenderloin was more than five pounds. I guess weight doesn't matter when the roast is still the same torpedo shape and diameter. This recipe is a keeper.
I made this today and now it's our new years tradition. 😋
My husband made this dinner this evening and he killed it! We skipped the relish and used a horseradish sour cream mixture instead and served it with the tenderloin. We follow the recipe in terms of the potatoes in the tenderloin of beef to a T. He looks like a rockstar chef. We will definitely keep this one as a tenderloin of beef recipe to make again and again.Thank you for such a great recipe!!! Please keep them coming.
This was our Christmas dinner yesterday!
We make this exact recipe every year for Christmas. It’s amazing 🤩
Making the Sauce today. Tenderloin is in the fridge. Can’t wait to make it tomorrow- Christmas dinner!
I’m trying to find the gherkins, Found them but they come in sweet or dill. Which do I get? I am assuming I get the dill since you are adding sugar to the recipe?
Been an ATK fan since the first season. They are still great, but they can lose the parlor trick every time they cook any meat and whip out the Thermapen and nail the temp as if they are clairvoyant. When they start slicing this, you can see the telltale hole from the probe thermometer. We all use the probe thermometer, so why hide it? It is smart to use it and they should be encouraging it. You can still temp it to verify. Leave the theatrics to The Food Network.
Tender and juicy. Great vid.
Prepared an 8+lbs beef tenderloin for 19 guests according to these instructions and it was restaurant quality. The potatoes (7lbs) were off-the-chart delicious!
It doesn't look super browned??? Shouldn't you actually sear it first?
I have made this and it is wonderful the relish was wonderful. Even my mom who is very picky liked the relish.
¡Delicioso!
For anyone who is not able to afford a Beef tenderloin, use a Pork tenderloin. Give those Potatoes a 30 minute head start as the Pork tenderloin will cook faster. Also, pull everything out of the oven when the meat hits 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Wish you would have shown how To trip the beef tender But I know you've done that one on a different video, will 'pull that one up… wonderful !!!
I dislike pickles and capers so instead I plan to use a bit of parsley, raw cucumber, celery, salt, sugar, worstoshire, vinegar, garlic, onion, cooked bacon, … I worked in a french restaurant yrs ago & made this sauce, this way & like it better
1:52 HAW LOL
I'm cooking this now it took me about an hour to prepare
Thank you so much for the recipe. I got some tips and ideas for my channel after watching yours.
I made this on Christmas Day 2020 for family and I came out looking like an All-Star chef! Thanks for the easy recipe.
I used the baking soda on the beef tenderloin for Christmas Eve and it was AMAZING!!! It browned nicely, juicy and everyone loved it! I also had fishes, but everyone went for the tenderloin.
Thank you for this video!
6:24–6:26 needs to be turned into a gif!
I don’t think those are scallions.
White people love raw meat
Persillade sauce 5:00
After reading some comments, I think I’ll cook the potatoes in some rendered bacon fat instead of olive oil to add to the smokey flavor.
Made this for our Thanksgiving 2020 meal. Mind was Blown!! Absolutely Delicious! And Super easy!! Making it again, just because!
125 is rare not medium rare