Our Beef Tenderloin Recipe is made in a cast-iron skillet and it's perfect for entertaining. Follow our step by step instructions to make the easiest whole tenderloin steak that's roasted to perfection.
1/4cupOld Bay seasoning salt or Lawry's seasoning salt✅
2tablespoonscoarse ground sea salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Crush the peppercorns. Place whole peppercorns into a ziplock bag, then crush with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin. Set aside.
3-4 tablespoons whole peppercorns
Season the tenderloin. Place trimmed beef tenderloin onto a cutting board or clean large surface and season liberally on all sides with the seasoning salt and the salt.
4-5 pound whole beef tenderloin, trimmed, 1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning salt or Lawry's seasoning salt, 2 tablespoons coarse ground sea salt
⭐️Tie the tenderloin. Turn the ends of the tenderloin into itself so the thinner ends are now in the middle of the tenderloin. Place 4-5 pieces of cooking twine under the tenderloin and tie into knots, trimming the ends, so that the ends stay put and the meat is not wrapped into a nice rectangular shape that will fit into a skillet.
⭐️Sear the tenderloin. Heat 1/4 cup of butter and olive oil over medium-high heat in an oven-safe skillet. Using tongs, place the whole tenderloin into the pan. Sear for 3 minutes, then turn. Repeat until all 4 sides are seared.
2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 stick butter, divided
Place tenderloin onto roasting pan. Place seared tenderloin onto your oven's roaster pan. Spread the crushed peppercorns onto the steak, place butter cut into chunks over the steak, and place an oven-safe meat thermometer into the tenderloin.
⭐️Bake. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the thermometer reaches 120-130°F. Let the tenderloin rest for 10 minutes before slicing (the temperature will continue to rise while resting).
⭐️Serve. Remove and discard the cooking twine. Slice the steak against the grain for tender slices of tenderloin. Serve hot.
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Notes
Preparing 3-4 ounces per person is a general recommendation as you will have some guests requesting seconds while others passing on the tenderloin.
You can bump up to 5-6 ounces/person if you think your guests prefer larger portions or if you want leftovers.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
Thaw completely in the fridge if frozen then cook in the oven wrapped in foil at 325 degrees until the internal temperature has reached at least 155 degrees.
CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.