Servings: Serves 8
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pink peppercorns , cracked
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 center-cut beef tenderloins (about 2 pounds each)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Tarragon or coarse-ground mustard
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine peppercorns and salt in a small bowl; rub over all sides of tenderloins.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 tenderloin; cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer tenderloin to a roasting pan. Repeat with remaining oil and tenderloin.
Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of 1 tenderloin. Roast until temperature registers 145°, 35 to 40 minutes for medium rare. Transfer beef to cutting board; let stand 10 minutes. Carve into 1-inch-thick slices. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with mustard.
Printed from Oprah.com on May 22, 2013
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