Smoked Beef Tenderloin

Name: Smoked Beef Tenderloin
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, kosher salt; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh rosemary; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme; 6 pound, beef tenderloin, trimmed; 2 bunches, scallions, trimmed; , pepper; 1 1/2 cups, wood chips; 3/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 6 , garlic cloves, chopped; 1 sprig, fresh rosemary; 1 sprig, fresh thyme; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon, balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon, black pepper; 1 tablespoon additional, black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2015

Main Courses

Beef

Grilling & Barbecue

A whole beef tenderloin is an impressive roast that’s perfect for entertaining. How do you make it even better? Adding smoke is a good start.

SERVES12 to 16

TIME3 hours, plus 2 hours marinating and 30 minutes resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get the most well-seasoned, evenly smoked, medium-rare whole-smoked beef tenderloin, we start by trimming a whole tenderloin ourselves, tie it for even cooking, and then season the roast with a fresh herb salt to marinate overnight. Then...

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