Recipe Herbed and Spiced Roasted Beef Tenderloin (Beef)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 large shallot, peeled and quartered
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 (2 pound) beef tenderloin roasts, trimmed

Preparing/Cooking:

• In a food processor, combine rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, shallot, orange zest, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cloves.
• Run machine while adding oil; process until smooth.
• Spread mixture evenly over all sides of tenderloins.
• Place beef in a large glass baking dish.
• Cover with foil, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place tenderloins on a rack in a large roasting pan.
• Roast beef in preheated oven until meat thermometer registers 140 degrees when inserted into center of beef, about 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and cover loosely with foil; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Slice beef, and serve.

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