Ingredients
4-5 pound trimmed and tied beef tenderloin
2 pounds sliced bella mushrooms
6 tablespoons melted butter
lawry’s lemon pepper 2-3 teasp
dry sherry
Preparation
preheat oven to 400
bring beef to room temperature
saute sliced mushrooms in butter and set aside
put beef in a roaster pan.. not on a rack– and rub with lemon pepper
cook at 400 for 30 min
cook at 375 for 10 min
spoon mushroom mixture around beef and pour 1 cup of sherry over the top
cook for approximately 10 min more and take out around 150 degrees for medium– but baste a lot!! in these 10 mins with stuff at bottom (may need to add some more sherry if it starts to get dry)
tent with foil and wait 10 min before carve
