Bourbon Beef Tenderloin Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare a marinade by combining bourbon, brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, water and thyme.
• Secure beef with butcher's string.
• Pour marinade over beef and refrigerate for 8-12 hours
• Turn meat several times during that time.
• Prepare grill.
• Place meat on oiled grill, reserving marinade.
• Cook on high heat with lid closed, turning often and basting occasionally.
• Cook until desired doneness.
• Using a meat thermometer: rare-115 to 120°F, medium rare-130-135F, medium-140-145°F.

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1-inch diameter medallions, 1/4-inch thick, rub with olive oil and season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
• Simmer bourbon until reduced by 3/4. Add veal glace. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and chill.
• Sear beef medallions until rare. Chill. Garnish with bourbon reduction and micro greens.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the cippolini onions: Slice off the root end of the cippolinis. Put the cippolinis on a sheet pan and bake for 10 minutes in their skins. Remove from the oven, allow to come to room temperature, peel and reserve.
• For the beef tenderloin: Tie the beef tenderloin and season it generously with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, then the tenderloin. Sear in the skillet on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Arrange the onions, garlic, thyme and carrots around the beef and add 2 tablespoons butter. Transfer to the oven and roast until the internal temperature registers 125 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the tenderloin from the skillet and let rest. Add 1 cup each of the beef stock and wine to the vegetables, along with the cippolini onions, and bring to a simmer, basting the vegetables occasionally. Cook until the liquid begins to reduce and thicken, about 15 minutes. Remove and reserve the carrots and cippolini onions and strain the liquid into a clean medium saucepan.
• Add the remaining beef stock and red wine to the liquid in the saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until it reaches a glaze-like consistency, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce the heat and, while whisking, add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk until the butter is fully absorbed and the glaze has a nice sheen. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut tenderloin in half and submerge each piece in the red wine glaze, coating well. Remove beef, take off string and slice into 1-inch pieces. Arrange sliced beef on a platter and top with the reserved carrots, cippolini onions and watercress.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, and bourbon. Massage mixture into the beef with your hands. Marinate the beef tenderloin in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Place marinated beef tenderloin in a roasting pan, place in oven and cook for 30 minutes (if you like rare beef, cook longer if you prefer your beef more well done). Let stand for about 1 hour. Place on serving platter and serve with fresh asparagus.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Trim tenderloin of fat and remove silverskin.
• Rub beef all over with garlic and coat with thyme.
• In a hot skillet, sear tenderloin on all sides in oil.
• Remove from skillet and place in a large roasting pan in the oven to roast until done (internal temp of 115°-120°F for rare to med-rare; 25-30 minutes).
• In skillet, over med-high heat, sauté onions, garlic, and thyme in butter for 2-3 minutes (onions should still be firm).
• Add mushrooms, bourbon, salt and pepper, and sauté until mushrooms are tender (do not overcook).
• Let tenderloin rest for several minutes before slicing.
• Slice and serve with mushroom sauce.

Steps:

• Prepare marinade by combining the bourbon, brown sugar, soy sauce,
• cilantro, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, water, and thyme in a
• bowl. Make sure the tenderloin has been cleaned and the tissues has
• been removed. Fold the tail end of the beef back underneath itself
• so that it is of uniform thickness and secure with butcher's string.
• Place meat in a dish and pour marinade over meat, cover, and
• refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, or up to overnight, turning meat over
• several times.
• Preheat grill or oven to 350°F When grill is ready, place meat on
• oiled surface and reserve the liquid from the marinade. Cook over
• high heat with lid closed, turning meat often and occasionally
• basting with the marinade. Cook for approximately 25 minutes for
• Serve with white rice and enjoy.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MARINADE: In a small bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients.Trim the tenderloin of any excess fat and silver skin. Place the tenderloin in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade, place on a plate and refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours.TO MAKE THE RUB: In a small bowl combine the rub ingredients.TO MAKE THE GLAZE: In a small bowl whisk together the glaze ingredients until the sugar is dissolved.Remove the tenderloin from the bag and discard the marinade. Wipe excess marinade off the tenderloin with paper towels. Press the rub into the tenderloin and allow to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before grilling.Lightly brush or spray the tenderloin with olive oil. Sear over Direct Medium heat until well marked, about 20 minutes, turning a quarter turn every 5 minutes. Continue grilling over Indirect Medium heat until the internal temperature reaches 135°F for medium rare, 10 to 20 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of grilling time, turn and baste with the glaze.Remove the tenderloin from the grill and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. The temperature will rise 5°F to 10°F during this time. Cut into 3/4 to 1 inch slices and serve warm.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the marinade ingredients. Place the tenderloin medallions in a shallow non-reactive dish, and pour the marinade over the meat. Cover the meat, and refrigerate it for 2 to 4 hours, turning it once. Remove it from the refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before cooking.
• Drain the medallions, and salt and pepper them. RESERVE 1/2 cup of the marinade.
• In a large cast-iron skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat until it is browned and crispy. Remove it with a slotted spoon, and drain it. Set aside the bacon, and reserve the drippings.
• Stir the oil into the drippings, raise the heat to medium high, and add the medallions. Cook them rare, about 3 minutes, turning once. Remove the steaks, pour the reserved marinade into the skillet, and raise the heat to high. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom, and stir the marinade as it thickens into a glaze, which requires about 1 to 2 minutes. Working quickly, return the steaks to the skillet briefly to coat them with the glaze on both sides. Transfer the medallions to a decorative platter, sprinkle the bacon over, and serve immediately. Serves 4.
• Texas Home Cooking.

Steps:

• Note: The recipe calls for Grey Poupon peppercorn mustard. As this mustard is not available where I live -- I give the marinade a few good grinds of my peppercorn mill. (anywhere from 1 tsp to 1T).
• Wipe the tenderloin clean with a paper towel. Cut slits into the beef and add the garlic slivers. The amount of garlic used is up to personal preference.
• Combine mustard, bourbon, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, olive oil and garlic in a zip lock bag. Add beef and turn to coat both sides. Chill for several hours or overnight. Note: I have marinated the beef up to 3 days.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove marinade from zip log bag. Reserve marinade. Coat grill with vegetable oil or Pam. Sear beef for 2 minutes on each side. Cover grill and cook 45 - 60 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 150, brushing with reserved marinade occasionally.
• Alow beef to sit for 5 - 10 minutes before carving.
• The reserved marinate can be made into a sauce by combining it with 1 cup sliced mushrooms in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat and cook until heated through.