louise's herbed beef tenderloin

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (3 pound) beef tenderloin
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• tie tenderloin at 2-inch intervals with kitchen string.
• combine oil and garlic in a bowl; brush over meat. mix basil, rosemary, sea salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; sprinkle evenly over the meat.
• roast beef tenderloin in preheated oven until beginning to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees f (60 degrees c).