Slow-roasted filet of beef with basil Parmesan mayonnaise from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust (page 122) by Ina Garten

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Accompaniments: Green beans gremolata; Provençal cherry tomato gratin

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  • ESJohnson on November 21, 2023

    The Basil Parmesan Mayo is now a staple! It pairs beautifully with the beef. Use less salt than the recipe, though. Ina loves her salt!

  • anya_sf on February 03, 2019

    My filet was fairly large. After 1.5 hrs, the internal temperature was 130 degrees, still quite rare but not too bloody. The meat was tender and delicious. I'm not sure any tarragon flavor got into the meat, but it smelled nice. Definitely use plenty of salt and pepper. Great with the basil parmesan mayonnaise (half recipe was enough).

  • julesamomof2 on August 19, 2017

    After years of using Ina's method from the Parties cookbook I switched to this one about 3 years ago and never looked back. With her previous high heat method things can go bad very very quickly. Fortunately I never had that actually happen, but it was too stressful. This way you can keep an eye on the meat, and it cooks at a temperature where you can have other things in the oven at the same time. This is the center of my Christmas table.

  • MKinLA on April 25, 2013

    Too salty, particularly if you make the basil mayonnaise (where I'd cut the salt in the mayo to about half of what Ina recommends and add from there). Instead of 4 teaspoons of salt on the salt, I'd probably cut a teaspoon to make it an even Tablespoon. Very flavorful, loved the tarragon flavor that suffuses the beef, but so salty I woke up several times in the middle of the night with dry mouth, needing to get water. Not an experience you want to give your guests (and at this price - a 4 pound tenderloin was over $60 at Costco), it's a special occasion or having guests over recipe.

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