Korean Salt-Grilled Beef Tenderloin
Browning here depends on a very dry surface and a strongly hot pan. Leave 360 g beef tenderloin at room temperature for 15 minutes, pat every side dry, season, and sear over high heat without moving it for about 1 minute 30 seconds per side. Lower the heat to medium, spoon 10 g butter with the garlic and rosemary over the beef for 1 to 2 minutes, then rest it for 3 minutes before slicing across the grain.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 23 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
The thin coat of olive oil over the salted tenderloin is there to keep the coarse salt from falling off into the pan.
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Tenderloin is lean, so it gets basted at the end with butter infused with garlic and rosemary, and the lemon is squeezed over sparingly, right before eating.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Set the 360 g beef tenderloin at room temperature for 15 minutes before cooking, then pat every side very dry with paper towels.
A dry surface browns faster and helps form the dark crust without steaming the meat.
- 2
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper evenly over both sides, including the edges if they are exposed.
Rub on 1 tablespoon olive oil in a thin coat so the seasoning stays attached and the surface sears cleanly.
- 3
Heat the pan over high heat until it feels strongly hot when your hand is held above it, then lay in the tenderloin.
If the pan is not hot enough, the meat releases moisture first and the grilled aroma becomes weak.
- 4
Sear the beef without moving it for about 1 minute 30 seconds on one side.
When the edges turn brown and the meat releases easily from the pan, flip it and sear the second side the same way.
- 5
Lower the heat to medium, then add 10 g butter, 4 crushed garlic cloves, and 1 rosemary sprig.
As the butter melts and foams, spoon it over the beef for 1 to 2 minutes so the aroma coats the crust.
- 6
Turn off the heat and rest the beef for 3 minutes so the juices settle before slicing.
Cut it into easy pieces across the grain, then squeeze a little juice from 1/4 lemon right before serving to keep the beef aroma clear.
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