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    Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin

    Published: Jul 27, 2022 Modified: Dec 19, 2022 by Isabel Laessig

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    My Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin Recipe is a beautiful holiday dinner using the most delicious garlic herb butter sauce! Cooking sous vide is the best way to serve up a perfectly cooked cut of beef every time, and will only take you 5 minutes of prep.

    Sous vide tenderloin sliced in a skillet with sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts
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    • What is sous vide cooking?
    • Beef Tenderloin Sous Vide Ingredients
    • How to Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin
    • Beef Tenderloin Temperature
    • Tenderloin Roast Recipe Tips
    • Holiday Roast Recipes
    • Best Sous Vide Recipes
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    Best Beef Tenderloin Recipe

    I know you're going to love this easy beef tenderloin recipe. It's so juicy, tender, and full of flavor. Plus, it will save room in your oven just like our Beef Tenderloin on the grill recipe! These two recipes are true favorites for the holidays!

    • It's so tender: I love beef tenderloin recipes, but this one goes above and beyond. It is so tender and easy to cook perfectly every time using a sous vide machine.
    • It's easy to make: Sous vide cooking means less hands-on work, less clean-up, and less fussing over cooking your beef perfectly. Put it in a bag, seal it up tight, then set it in the sous vide cooker until it's cooked through and ready to sear. Easy!

    I tried making my first beef tenderloin sous vide and followed this recipe. It was absolutely perfect! Thank you!

    Jill via email

    What is sous vide cooking?

    Sous vide is a cooking technique where you first vacuum seal food in a bag, then cook it in a water bath using a sous vide machine. You may also see it referred to as a sous vide cooker, precision cooker, or immersion cooker.

    Water bath cooking is the best way to ensure your perfect desired degree of doneness every time, with little to no effort. The best restaurants are all using sous vide to cook their beef and more—and you can, too!

    Beef Tenderloin Sous Vide Ingredients

    • Beef tenderloin
    • Rosemary
    • Thyme
    • Garlic Powder
    • Sea Salt
    • Pepper
    • Butter
    • Minced garlic
    • Fresh rosemary (optional)

    To finish the sous vide beef tenderloin off, we sear it in garlic herb butter. This is one of the best sauces for beef tenderloin, and searing with it is a great way to make the beef even juicier and tender.

    Definitely choose sea salt over regular table salt if possible! You will notice the difference in flavor and the beautiful crust it gives the tenderloin when seared.

    Ingredients to sous vide tenderloin

    How to Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin

    1. Combine rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Mix together, then generously coat your beef tenderloin with the seasoning. Pat it down so it's packed against the beef.
      Seasoned beef tenderloin on a cutting board
    2. Optionally, top your beef tenderloin with about 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary. Then, seal it tightly in a plastic zip-lock bag, pushing air out of the bag as you do.
      Sealing the plastic bag with the tenderloin in it
    3. Attach the sous vide cooker to a large pot filled with water. Set the temperature to 140°F and place the bag of beef tenderloin in the pot. Clip it to the side of the pot so the beef is submerged, but the bag is secure. You don't want any water getting into the bag.
      Sous vide cooker attached to a pot with the bag of tenderloin clipped to the side
    4. Cook for 2 hours. The internal temperature should read about 135°F for medium rare. When done, remove from the bag and set aside on a plate. Heat butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle in a few extra pinches of seasoning.
      Butter melted in a skillet
    5. Add sous vide beef tenderloin to the pan and sear on all sides. While the beef sears, add the roast beef drippings from the sous vide bag to the pan.
      Searing beef tenderloin in the skillet with butter
    6. Spoon garlic herb butter over the top while the meat sears. This is the secret to cooking a perfect tenderloin!
    Searing sous vide tenderloin

    Beef Tenderloin Temperature

    Follow our Beef Temperature Chart to find the perfect temperature for your beef. Use a meat thermometer when grilling so you know exactly when to pull it off of the heat.

    chart showing slices of beef with temperatures - 125 for rare, 135 for medium-rare, 145 for medium, 150 for medium-well, 160 for well-done

    Check the beef internal temp using a meat thermometer for best results.

    Beef DonenessInternal Temperature
    Rare beef temp125°F - bright red in the middle
    Medium-rare roast135°F - warm red in the middle with slight pink around the edges
    Medium roast145°F - warm pink throughout
    Medium-well roast150°F - slightly pink at the center
    Well-done roast160°F -fall-apart shredded beef

    Tenderloin Roast Recipe Tips

    • Seal the bag tightly, pushing out any excess air, so no water enters it while cooking and the meat is sealed firmly inside. This is very important!
    • Don't forget to clip your bag to the side of the pot. The bag will stay in place this way and your tenderloin will be perfectly submerged.
    • Definitely choose sea salt over regular table salt if possible! You will notice the difference in flavor and the beautiful crust it gives the tenderloin when seared.

    Holiday Roast Recipes

    • Boneless Prime Rib Recipe
    • Grilled Beef Tenderloin
    • Reverse Sear Instant Pot Prime Rib Roast
    • Whole Beef Tenderloin in the oven
    • Slow Cooked Prime Rib
    • Smoked Prime Rib

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    Close up of sous vide tenderloin sliced next to brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes in a skillet

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    Melt in Your Mouth Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin

    We know you’re going to love this easy Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin with garlic herb butter. It’s so juicy, tender, and full of flavor. Plus, it will save room in your oven!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time2 hrs 15 mins
    Total Time2 hrs 20 mins
    Course: Beef Roast Recipes
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: beef tenderloin sous vide, sous vide beef tenderloin, sous vide tenderloin, tenderloin sous vide
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 615kcal
    Author: Isabel Laessig

    Equipment

    • Sous vide cooker

    Ingredients

    • 3 lb. beef tenderloin
    • 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
    • 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
    • 2 Tbsp. garlic powder
    • 2 tsp. sea salt
    • 2 tsp. pepper
    • ½ stick butter
    • 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
    • 3 sprigs Fresh rosemary optional

    See our Beef Temperature Chart for helpful tips on cooking any cut of beef!

    Instructions

    • Combine rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Mix together, then generously coat your beef tenderloin with the seasoning. Pat it down so it’s packed against the beef.
      Seasoned beef tenderloin on a cutting board
    • Optionally, top your beef tenderloin with about 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary. Then, seal it tightly in a plastic zip-lock bag, pushing air out of the bag as you do.
      Sealing the plastic bag with the tenderloin in it
    • Attach the sous vide cooker to a large pot filled with water. Set the temperature to 140°F and place the bag of beef tenderloin in the pot.
      Clip it to the side of the pot so the beef is submerged, but the bag is secure.
      You don’t want any water getting into the bag.
      Sous vide cooker attached to a pot with the bag of tenderloin clipped to the side
    • Cook for 2 hours. The internal temperature should read about 135°F for medium rare. When done, remove from the bag and set aside on a plate. Heat butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle in a few extra pinches of seasoning.
      Butter melted in a skillet
    • Add sous vide beef tenderloin to the pan and sear on all sides. While the beef sears, add the roast beef drippings from the sous vide bag to the pan.
      Searing beef tenderloin in the skillet with butter

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    Notes

    • Spoon garlic herb butter over the top while the meat sears. This is the secret to cooking a perfect tenderloin!
    • Seal the bag tightly, pushing out any excess air, so no water enters it while cooking and the meat is sealed firmly inside. This is very important!
    • Don’t forget to clip your bag to the side of the pot. The bag will stay in place this way and your tenderloin will be perfectly submerged.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 615kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 726mg | Fiber: 1g

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    About Isabel Laessig

    Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She is the author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook, and makes regular television appearances to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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    Comments

    1. Trevor Essig says

      December 09, 2021 at 2:06 pm

      Looks delicious. If Im using a 6 lb tenderloin is 2 hours still the recommended time? Also with the rub do you use fresh herbs or dried? Thanks!

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      • Em Beitel says

        December 28, 2021 at 2:55 pm

        Hi Trevor! You can use fresh or dried herbs, though our recipe uses fresh thyme. If you want to use dried thyme, use 1 teaspoon of dried. For a 6 lb. tenderloin, I would add another half hour of cook time. Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Sam says

      January 03, 2022 at 4:21 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this and it came out perfectly. I used dried herbs, and probably over did it a little on the rosemary, but that's my fault. Everything else was perfect!

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        January 05, 2022 at 11:42 am

        That's awesome, Sam! We're so glad you liked it!

        Reply
    3. Craig H says

      December 23, 2022 at 10:57 am

      5 stars
      I had a whole choice tenderloin that I cut up for various meals. One small piece was the tail at 1 1/2 lbs that had a few inches from the center and tapered out to a thin end. I used 1/2 the dry seasoning then folded the tail back and tied it to make an "even in thickness" small roast. I cooked it 2 1/4 hours at 135*F, then seared in garlic butter, and rested for 10 minutes before slicing. It was fork tender and came out perfect medium pink.

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        December 26, 2022 at 4:01 pm

        Glad to hear it, Craig! It sounds like it turned out beautifully! Thank you very much for your comment!

        Reply

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