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Tournedos Wrapped in Bacon and Sage

Thick tenderloin steaks belted with blanched slab bacon and tucked with sage leaves, then stood on their edges in a smoking-hot pan so the bacon renders and crisps before the steaks are seared flat to medium-rare.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on42 min
  • Total1 h 2 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4 slicesslab bacon, 3 mm thick and about 2.5 cm wide strips, or lightly smoked bacon
  • 4beef tournedos, 2.5 cm thick, about 140 g each, cut from the tenderloin
  • 16 leavesfresh sage leaves
  • to tastecoarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Keto
  • Paleo

Contains

  • Sage
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: high

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