Grilling Beef Tenderloin is the Way for an Amazingly Delicious Meal
Want a unique way of grilling beef tenderloin?...Try grilling these brochettes with a recipe that won first place at the "Ala Carte Ala Park" food event a few years back in San Francisco. This is beef grilling at its best...on a kebob or not!
By: ifood.tv
Beef tenderloin is actually called "filet mignon" when cut into a steak in the markets and is cut from a whole tenderloin that has smaller end pieces that work well for brochettes. To learn how to take a
whole beef tenderloin and cut it up into the many cuts. Click here!
I show you how complete with step by step photos. This is less expensive than buying them as we see in the stores all cut up and a great way to stock up.
One of our favorite ways of grilling Beef Tenderloin is in what many restaurants call Chateaubriand, which is a large or whole beef tenderloin. If you are entertaining, your guests will be awed by how wonderful this dish can be. We will offer you several ways of preparing this from one base recipe, mainly changing up the sauces. Your friends will remember this extravagant dinner for a long time to come.
An overview of the technique is as follows...When purchasing your tenderloin, buy one that is “denuded” of fat and silver-skin. Allow for around six ounces to a half pound(8 ounces) per person. A typical whole tenderloin, denuded, may be 5 to 6 pounds. If what you purchase is not a nude tenderloin, trim your tenderloin clean of all fat and silver-skin, or ask your butcher to do that for you.
Cooking Your Tenderloin just right...You will want to sear in the juices on the tenderloin. So start off over some high heat on the grill, and get some nice color to it and around it. Since the tender will be sliced, the grill marks are not that important, just the nicely browned outside is.Once you have your color, move it to indirect heat until the center,at the thickest point, reaches 130 degrees. Remove the tender from the heat and allow to sit for ten minutes prior to slicing. This locks in the flavors and juices. Here are some great variations for your sauces:
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Recipe - Filet Mignon Steak with Béarnaise Sauce
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Recipe - Brochette of Filet Mignon with Red Pepper Coulis
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