Skill Required to prepare: Low | Time to Prep/Cook: < 1.5 hrs | Serves 7-11
If you are hosting a smaller group, perhaps 6-10 guests, there is nothing like a whole tenderloin. A proper USDA Prime whole tenderloin will melt in your mouth.. and if you wrap it in bacon right before oven-roasting it... well... it will be a party of flavor and juicy tender meat right in your mouth.
Cooking it is fairly simple. First, add salt and perhaps a couple pieces of garlic. Next, wrap with bacon (use wooden sticks to keep the bacon in place). The more greasy the bacon is, the better. We used our very own Niman Ranch bacon for the one pictured above. You want that tenderloin to SOAK all the grease and flavor when you cook it.
As for cooking, oven-bake or grill until ready. We recommend cooking it to medium. (Guy Fieri actually has a good recipe for it)
One of the cooler things about this dish is that it takes no more than an hour to prepare and it does not take a lot of skill.
Our Tenderloins are usually 3.5 - 4 lbs and will serve from 7-11 people.