Roast Beef Tenderloin with Caesar Crust

Ingredients for Roast Beef Tenderloin with Caesar Crust

• 450g centre-cut beef tenderloin, fat and silverskin trimmed

• Kosher salt

• 4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning

• 70g fine fresh breadcrumbs made from day-old white bread

• 100g finely grated Parmesan

• 160ml mayonnaise

• 4 anchovy fillets packed in oil, drained, finely chopped

• 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard

• 4 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

Season tenderloin lightly with salt and pepper. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate overnight.

Uncover tenderloin; let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 204°C. Set a rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer tenderloin to rack. Pulse 4 teaspoons black pepper and remaining ingredients in a small food processor until well blended. Generously and evenly spread and pack Parmesan mixture around tenderloin.

Roast until crust is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of tenderloin registers 43°C to 46°C for rare and 49°C to 52°C for medium-rare, 30-40 minutes.

Transfer to a carving board. Let rest for 20 minutes. Cut into 1/2"-thick slices, taking care not to lose too much of the delicate crust.

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