Beef Suggestions...

[xjcamaro]

Hello everyone, been a long time since ive been on here, but still smoking. Mostly my rabbit, bacon, and cheese.

Im looking to do something beef for Christmas. I've done very few beef smokes. Im looking for something to feed about 7-8 people and require about a 6 hour smoke is what im going to have time for. What would you guys come up with?

 

[chilerelleno]

#1 Answer
Prime Beef Tenderloin!

Well seasoned and cooked hot-n-fast over hickory or oak, to rare or med-rare

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

What Chile said!

 

[xjcamaro]

That may be the way to go. I was thinking that or a roast for a type of roast beef.

 

[xjcamaro]

What kind of seasoning goes good on a beef tenderloin?

 

[chilerelleno]

Anything you like.
Could be as simple as as Salt/Pepper or complex like a classic prime rib rub.
If everyone loved spicy... Well then proceed from there.
Salt, pepper and garlic, then topped with mushrooms sauteed in butter.
Or maybe a red wine sauce.
Or...
Or...
Or...

 

[biteme7951]

Rib roasts for us. I do a couple 4-5lb'ers and there are plenty of leftovers for the eight of us. Salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder, and some rosemary. 5 hours tops at 230 degrees. Did my first one about 5 years ago and now they won't let me do anything else. Plus, rib roasts typically go on sale the week before Christmas.

Barry.

 

[banderson7474]

A standing rib roast is probably the best cut of meat I've ever had but it's pretty expensive.

 

[chilerelleno]

Standing rib roasts are very eye catching, not to mention delicious.
And generally less expensive than a tenderloin when on sale.

 

[gmc2003]

Nothing beats prime rib in our house.

Chris

 

[xjcamaro]

We are doing prime rib a couple days later somewhere else, or I would be doing that

 

[Bearcarver]

We are doing prime rib a couple days later somewhere else, or I would be doing that

Hey Jason!!!
Good to see you!
Since you must have ran out of Rabbits, below is my Best Smoked Tenderloin:

Smoked Beef Tenderloin (On Sale)

Bear

 

[gmc2003]

Then maybe beef wellington. I've never made it myself, but my sister did one year for Christmas and it was fabulous.

Chris

 

[chilerelleno]

Then maybe beef wellington. I've never made it myself, but my sister did one year for Christmas and it was fabulous.

Chris

A Beef Wellington is on my list of things to cook.

 

[gmc2003]

A Beef Wellington is on my list of things to cook.

Mine too, I just have to get my sister to give up her secrets and tailor them to the kettle.

Chris

 

[chilerelleno]

Mine too, I just have to get my sister to give up her secrets and tailor them to the kettle.

Chris

When I do mine it'll be in my upper oven.
Cause I'm taking no chances with a $100+ cut of beef, and I want that pastry perfect too.

 

[xjcamaro]

Hey Jason!!!
Good to see you!
Since you must have ran out of Rabbits, below is my Best Smoked Tenderloin:

Smoked Beef Tenderloin (On Sale)

Bear

Doing good Bear. Life has got in the way of some of my rabbit hunting and smoking.3 kids will do that to ya. But still trying to keep up on my bacon supplies.

 

[chilerelleno]

Not to thread drift but pork loin also wellington's well.

Now, now, take that talk of pork to the other forum.
We're talking beef here, Beef Wellington.

And rabbit too I guess.
:rolleyes:

 

[xjcamaro]

Lol

 

[SmokinAl]

Prime rib will be on sale this week all over the place, right now our Publix has it for $6.99 lb.
We always ask for the first 4 bones on the chuck end, and tell them to leave the bones still attached to the roast.
The reason we like the chuck end is that is where the ribeye cap is the thickest & that is the best piece of meet on a cow you can get, IMHO!
Al