Spice Crusted Beef Tenderloin: How to Slide a Non-Conventional Holiday Meal past Your Conventional Family Recipe
Ingredients
- Spice Crusted Beef Tenderloin
- Recipe adapted from Floyd Cardoz, One Spice, Two Spice
- 1 beef tenderloin, trimmed of excess fat and silver skin (if you use a smaller portion of it, as I did, you will have leftover spice rub)
- 1 t Szechwan peppercorns
- 1 T allspice berries
- 3 1/2 T black peppercorns
- 3 1/2 T yellow mustard seeds
- 4 T coriander seeds
- 2 1/2 T cumin seeds
- 1 T kosher salt
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 133g | |
| Calories 268 | |
| Calories from Fat 119 | 44% |
| Total Fat 13.42g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 4.17g | 17% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 76mg | 25% |
| Sodium 2589mg | 108% |
| Potassium 610mg | 17% |
| Total Carbs 11.98g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.1g | 20% |
| Sugars 0.32g | 0% |
| Protein 28.28g | 45% |
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