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Beef tenderloin or prime rib
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Prime rib is probably more traditional, but my preference would be the tenderloin.
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theyolksonyou said:Prime rib is probably more traditional, but my preference would be the tenderloin.
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They're both easy and awesome. I'd vote prime rib.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Foghorn said:theyolksonyou said:Prime rib is probably more traditional, but my preference would be the tenderloin.Northern New Jersey
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Tenderloin for me.
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PR is my absolute favorite cook, but I think tenderloin is a lot more crowd friendly due to the fact that you can cook it all the to medium and it will still be tender. Plus there is a lot less fat/Grisel to work through
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Tenderloin. Everyone raves about prime rib, but to me it's just too darn fatty. Maybe if u did just the eye, but for my money it's tenderloin all the way. Reverse Sear with DP Cow Lick is amazing. Just 1 hunk of wood gives a nice light smoke too.Pittsburgh, PA - 1 LBGE
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That's like choosing your favorite Victoria's Secret model.
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pgprescott said:That's like choosing your favorite Victoria's Secret model.
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xiphoid007 said:Tenderloin. Everyone raves about prime rib, but to me it's just too darn fatty. Maybe if u did just the eye, but for my money it's tenderloin all the way. Reverse Sear with DP Cow Lick is amazing. Just 1 hunk of wood gives a nice light smoke too.
fat condenses considerably. None of that wet loose soft fat. -
Tenderloin more crowd friendly.Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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JohnnyTarheel said:Tenderloin more crowd friendly.
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@herbu depending on how long your loin is you may consider cutting in half to have more of the meat medium rare. The ends will always be more done than the middle“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
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Take the temp in the thickest part and ignore the thinner.
You'll have medium/med-well/well in the thinner end
or
fold the thin end over and tie the whole thing to keep it round. It will cook more evenly.
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Personally I vote for rib roast if cooking whole, if I bought a whole beef tenderloin i'd cut it into 2 inch steaks“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
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We chop off a chateaubriand style roast from the thickest part of the tenderloin. Then steaks, then tips from the thin end
if doing a wellington, i'll take the chain off it and part out a nice uniform length of it. Always more than enough for 6-8 adults -
You could always do a good trip on a rib roast and get rid of the soft fat if that is your concern. I did just that on this whole roast._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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I've always done prime rib, but this year I'm considering either ribeyes or tenderloin filets. Sous vide some of them to 125, some to 135, then BGE 'em on nuclear for a minute or two a side.
My issue with the prime rib is that I'm a medium rare, and everyone else is medium or medium well. So I'm always pulling the roast at my temp, and then running slices under the broiler for everyone else. Screw that, this year it's steaks.
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theyolksonyou said:Prime rib is probably more traditional, but my preference would be the tenderloin.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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Here's my vote for tenderloin.
I used to buy whole filets from Costco and cut them into steaks and freeze. Thinner ones for my wife and thicker for me. She always had some left over and since they were past medium, I didn't want to finish hers. So we had another couple over last night and I took a whole filet and cut a section that would give us each a 2" piece, knowing the ladys would only want a thin slice and us guys would get a thicker piece. Cooked at 300 on raised grid, had a CI griddle on the spider below. Pull at 110-115 and rested. Removed the grid and opened up the vent, got to 600 in a matter of minutes. Seared 90 seconds on each quarter turn (total of 6 minutes). Pulled and it was 125-130, tented and rested for 10 minutes.I had seasoned with worcestershire sauce and my espresso-cocoa rub. After the rest, set it on a board sauce of EVOO, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Sliced two 3/4" pieces for the women and guys each got pieces over 3" thick. The result was no left over pieces and everything was a perfect medium rare. Personally I don't care much for filets, as they don't have much flavor, so we made a gorganzola cream sauce that was great and had some left over dressing and VI's jalapeno cream corn.Felton, Ca. 2-LBGE, 1-Small and waiting on a miniFelton, Ca. 2-LBGE, 1-Small, PBC, PK360, Genesis Summit, Camp Chef Flattop, Smokefire 24, Traeger Pro Series 22 Pellet with a Smoke Daddy insert, Gateway 55 Gal. drum, SNS Kettle w/acc. -
Here's a sauce for either one.
Mustard Horseradish Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups good mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustards, horseradish, sour cream, and salt in a small bowl.
We also use it on baked potatoes, asparagus, broccoli,etc.
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Here's the recipe for the espresso rub.
Here's my recipe;
1 Tbs. finely ground espresso coffee beans
1 Tbs. pure ancho chile powder
1 tsp. natural cocoa powder
1 tsp. granulated garlic
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground fennel seed
1/8 tsp. ground allspice
4 tsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 boneless rib eye steaks 1 1/2" thick
Directions
rub 1 1/2 Tbs. of mixture all over each steak. Grill to desired donenessDizzy Pig also has one called Red Eye Express and it is quite good.
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Edited for my own stupidity. Disregard.
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Thanks for the ideas. I've done whole ribeyes for years, but only thought about doing a tenderloin. I suppose the trial is inevitable.
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Or, you know, beef weelington
perhaps the quintessential tenderloin treatment for Christmas dinner.
And can be made up a couple days before the holiday. Not as hard as it looks, a crowd pleaser, and adds a lot of flavor to what is (let's admit) not the most flavorful.
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