Lisa Yarde
Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin
This beef tenderloin impresses your guest with its salty crust, yet infuse with flavor while serving as a main dish
Servings: 6
Calories: 197kcal
Equipment
- 8" Chef's Knife
- 12" Cast-Iron Skillet
- Half-Sheet Pan
- 10-Piece Glass Nesting Bowls
- Measuring Cups/Spoons Set
- 18 x 24-Inch Plastic Cutting Board
- 9" Wire Whisk
- 12" Cast-Iron Skillet
- 12" Locking Tongs with Metal Head
- Meat Tenderizer
Ingredients
FOR THE SALT CRUST, WHISK
- 5 cups Kosher salt
- ½ cup Potato starch or cornstarch
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 4 Egg whites
FOR THE BEEF, COMBINE
- 1 Tbsp Granulated garlic
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 2 lb Center-cut beef tenderloin, trimmed, patted dry, brought to room temperature
HEAT
- 1 Tbsp Ghee or clarified butter
- 2 Tbsp Horseradish mustard
- 2 Tbsp Chopped fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Coat a baking sheet or shallow roasting pan with nonstick spray.
- For the salt crust, whisk together salt, potato starch, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Stir in egg whites until mixture feels like wet sand.
- Place 1½ cups salt mixture on prepared baking sheet; press into a base roughly the size of the beef.
- For the beef, combine granulated garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper; rub onto beef.
- Transfer beef to salt base; reserve skillet for making sauce. Spread mustard and rosemary on exposed sides of beef. Mound remaining salt mixture on beef, packing it tightly to cover completely, forming the crust.
- Make a hole in the top-center of the crust with a thermometer to be able to check for doneness.
- Roast beef until a thermometer inserted into prepared hole registers 115° for medium-rare, 20–25 minutes. Remove beef from oven; let rest in salt crust until temperature rises to 125°, 5–10 minutes more.
- Crack crust using a meat mallet. Remove and discard top of crust. Transfer beef to a cutting board then slice.
Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories197
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
9g
14%
- Saturated Fat 4g 20%
- Cholesterol 87mg 29%
- Sodium 768mg 32%
- Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
- Protein 30g 60%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings