festive beef tenderloin

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) steaks beef tenderloin steaks
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• stir mustard, horseradish, basil, thyme, tarragon, and black pepper together in a small bowl; spread evenly over one side and around the edges of the steaks. wrap steaks individually with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 24 hours.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). line a baking dish with aluminum foil and set a roasting rack into the dish.
• remove steak from plastic wrap; season with salt. put steaks the roasting rack.
• cook the steaks until they start to firm, and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, about 30 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees f (54 degrees c).