Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Herb Stuffing

Ingredients for Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Herb Stuffing

• 230g (2 sticks) butter

• 6 garlic cloves, chopped

• 450g fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless French bread

• 2 1/2 cups chopped fresh parsley (from 2 to 3 large bunches)

• 2 2 1/4- to 1.1kg centre-cut beef tenderloin roasts

• 20 to 24 bacon slices (about 675g)

• Canola oil

How to make Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Herb Stuffing

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 1/2 inch from opposite long side. Open tenderloins like books. Sprinkle cut sides with salt and 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 1/2-inch intervals, 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 204°C. 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 centre of each registers 54°C to 57°C for medium-rare, about 30 minutes. Transfer to platter. Let stand 15 minutes. Cut off strings. Cut tenderloins into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

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