Show-Off Beef Tenderloin

I am in charge of our neighborhood gourmet club and we used this recipe at five different homes with 8-10 couples at each house. Everyone raved about how easy and delicious!!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 6  cloves garlic, peeled & slivered
• 1  cup soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  hot pepper sauce
• 1  cup port wine (or any other dry red wine)
• 1  teaspoon black pepper
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  bay leaf
• 5  lbs beef tenderloin

Directions

1. Make small slits in the tenderloin and insert the garlic slivers; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, (or a Reynolds turkey oven bag for easy clean-up and marinating) combine all of the remaining ingredients; mix well.
3. Add tenderloin, cover and marinate OVERNIGHT.
4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
5. Coat a roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray.
6. Remove the meat from the marinade and place on a rack like broiler pan.
7. Folding the ends under roast so tenderloin is of uniform size.
8. Discard the marinade.
9. Roast the tenderloin for 45-55 minutes for medium- rare or to desired doneness.
10. Allow to sit for 15 minutes before slicing crosswise to serve.
11. Serve with red wine sauce or a bearnaise sauce.
12. (I purchase the tenderloin at Sam's Club. The quality is great and is as much as$10 off a pound).