Baking a tenderloin is not an easy task for everyone. A lot can go wrong during tenderloin baking, so a certain insight and feeling is required while roasting tenderloin. Preparing tenderloin can be done by baking tenderloin, roasting tenderloin and braising tenderloin. There are a number of tips to give for the proper preparation of a tenderloin. In addition, there are also many interesting variations on the basic recipe.
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- What is a tenderloin?
- Tips for baking beef tenderloin
- Prepare variations for the tenderloin
What is a tenderloin?
A tenderloin is a steak from the fillet of a beef. This tenderloin is located halfway up the back of the beef and is known for its very fine structure and good taste. Another special feature of the tenderloin is that the tenderloin contains little or no fat. This makes the tenderloin an extremely lean piece of meat. In addition to the low fat content, the tenderloin has a special, but soft taste that combines well with white wine. All these beautiful properties of the tenderloin make this piece of meat very popular and therefore very pricey and exclusive. A fry tenderloin is certainly not easy and one Prepare tenderloin therefore requires certain skills.
Tips for baking beef tenderloin
Baking a tenderloin can be very tight. Too much, too long or too short can negate the subtle taste of the tenderloin and that is a shame. The points below are very important if you want to prepare tenderloin.
- Remove the tenderloin from the refrigerator well in time, about 30 minutes before the start of the preparation, so that the tenderloin is at room temperature.
- Salt the tenderloin you want to prepare in advance as you see fit. A roast beef tenderloinbaking or stewing without salt is also possible.
- Before frying the tenderloin, make the pan hot and put butter or oil and possibly a combination of both on the pan.
- Let the tenderloin fry for 2 minutes per side. This time is more than sufficient to prepare the tenderloin, because the tenderloin is very fine and thin.
- If the tenderloin is fried, it is wise to let the tenderloin rest in aluminum foil before eating the fried tenderloin.
- After cooling, the prepared tenderloin can be garnished with a sauce or the like of your choice. The tenderloin can then be served.
Prepare variations for the tenderloin
Baked tenderloin is meat that lends itself to many variations. Your own interpretation of roasting tenderloin with regard to garnish, sauce and preparation method is always welcome, but be careful again, because the subtle taste of the fried tenderloin is quickly drowned out. The following combinations have already been tested and are certainly suitable for a successful feast:
- A must is the tenderloin in ginger sauce. Baking beef tenderloin with ginger gives a subtle and sweet taste to the tenderloin.
- Furthermore, tenderloin is like no other suitable for a red wine sauce, because of the bitter note that the wine adds to the tenderloin.
- Finally, another special variant is the tenderloin with mushroom sauce. The mild taste of the mushrooms fits seamlessly with the mild and subtle taste of the baked tenderloin.