Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Herb Stuffing
10 Servings
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
6 garlic gloves, chopped
4 cups fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless French bread
2 ½ cups chopped fresh parsley (from 2-3 large bunches)
2-2 ¼ to 2 ½ pd center-cut beef tenderloin roasts
20 to 24 bacon slices (about 1 ½ pds)
Canola oil
Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add breadcrumbs. Sauté until
golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in parsley. Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
Cool completely.
Starting at 1 long side, cut each tenderloin lengthwise almost in half, stopping about ½ inch from opposite
long side. Open tenderloins like books. Sprinkle cut sides with salt & pepper. Pack half of stuffing on 1
side of each tenderloin. Fold plain side over stuffing.
Slightly overlap half of bacon slices on sheet of parchment paper, forming rectangle equal in length to 1
tenderloin. Place tenderloin at 1 edge, across bacon ends. Using parchment as aid, roll up tenderloin in
bacon. Using kitchen string, secure bacon around tenderloin, tying at 1 ½ inch intervals, and then tie
once lengthwise. Repeat with remaining bacon and tenderloin. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap
tenderloins and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing).
Preheat oven to 400’ F. Pour enough oil into large skillet to coat bottom; heat over high heat. Add 1
tenderloin. Sauté until bacon is brown, turning often, about 10 minutes. Transfer to rimmed baking
sheet. Repeat with second tenderloin. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of each registers 130’
to 135’ F for medium-rare, about 30 minutes. Transfer to platter and let stand 15 minutes. Cut off
strings. Cut tenderloins into ½ inch thick slices.