Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin Tips Food

SOUS VIDE BEEF TENDERLOIN BY PHILIP PRESTON

Steps:

• Bring the water bath up to a temperature. This will take some time, so plan ahead.
• Beef Temperature Guidelines.
• Rare: 120°F / 49°C.
• Medium Rare: 134°F / 56.5°C ( 2 hours cooking time)
• Medium: 140°F / 60°C.
• Medium Well: 150°F / 65.5°C.
• Well Done: 160°F / 71°C
• Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 T olive oil to the bottom of a skillet.
• Pat the tenderloin dry with a paper towel. Lightly brush the meat with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
• Once the oil is heated (starts to ripple), place the meat in the skillet to lightly brown all sides and ends. Alternately, you can do this on a grill.
• Roll back the edges of the bag to prevent cross contamination. Place the lightly browned tenderloin in a vacuum seal bag. Vacuum seal to remove all the air. The bag must be completely submerged to ensure uniform cooking.
• Place in the preheated water bath. Cook to desired doneness, see chart listed above. *For medium rare, cook at 138°F for 2 hours.
• If serving later the meat can remain in the preheated water bath ( up to 4 hours) until ready to serve as it will not cook it further.
• Before serving: Mix 2 T of melted butter with 1/3 t salt. Heat up your skillet
• Remove the tenderloin from the water bath. Discard any liquid from the bag.
• Pat dry the meat and brush with the butter mixture. Quickly sear the meat immediately before serving. Alternately, this can be done on a grill.
• The meat does not need to rest before slicing.
• Slice and serve.