Some of the best recipes in my repertoire evolved naturally over time from other recipes. Like when I’m missing an ingredient and have to substitute with something else, or when I have a mini moment of creativity and think, “I wonder how it would taste if I added a little of this?” This recipe is a great example. It’s based on the marinade recipe I use for grilling steak, but with a little extra Asian inspired zing.
Last week I was having one of those days. You know what I mean. One of those days where you miss the alarm and the rest of the day is a race to catch up. I was late getting Kay to school, I was late to pick her up, I had a blog post due that evening, and my living room looked like a LEGO bomb had gone off.
I had some beef tenderloin steaks in the fridge, and as much as I just wanted to order take out, I knew I needed to cook an actual meal. So after picking both kids up from school, I mixed up this marinade in a couple of minutes and popped the meat in the fridge to marinate while I did some work and put the laundry on. Instead of grilling or pan frying, I decided to bake the tenderloin in the oven as that required the least amount of work to get dinner on the table.
While the meat was in the oven, I sent the kids to set the table at the same time as I threw together a quick salad of prepackaged mixed greens, raspberries, pecans, and crumbled goat cheese. And that’s how dinner was ready in under 20 minutes!
Mmm, for something so easy to prepare, everyone loved it, kids included. The steaks aren’t too spicy at all, though if you really wanted you could adjust the amount of chili paste in the marinade.
Asian Marinated Beef Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 8 1.5" thick beef tenderloin steaks
Marinade
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup gluten-free tamari soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 4-6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 teaspoon chili paste or sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add all marinade ingredients to a freezer bag and mix well. Add meat and coat in marinade. Allow to marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes up to overnight.
- Once ready to cook, preheat oven to 425.
- Transfer meat into a glass baking dish and spoon extra marinade over top of steaks. Bake about 10 minutes for medium rare, 12 minutes for medium.
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Umm, so this sounds incredibly delicious! I’ve pinned it!
This looks so good, I must try this marinade and make this!
wow,this looks so juicy delicious
This looks great, I can’t wait to try it.
This sounds so good and looks so tender. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing
I love beef tenderloin. This sounds like the perfect recipe for it.
I finally got a nice steak at a great price and tried your Asian Marinate,omg it was delicious.
The weather is just right for a Asian Marinated steak on the grill.
I saw the image and here I am to save the recipe for my husbands birthday next month. I have been craving for beef and my husband is a big fan of Asian dishes and tenderloin. I need to check my spice cupboard time to stock it up again. thanks for the post.
Mmmmmm! Looks amazing! Definitely adding to my meal plan for the week!
I cant wait to get the grilll on the go for this recipe….delicious
Sounds and looks like a delicious recipe. I’ve never added balsamic vinegar to any marinade before.
I wonder if I could make this on the bbq now that it’s spring instead of in the oven. In any case, it has the flavors I love & looks wonderful in your pictures!
This looks so good, I’d love to try it! Thanks for the recipe!
I love the sound of this awesome marinade.There is nothing like a great marinade to give the meat that tender juiciness and flavor.Thanks for the great post.
This sounds awesome I need to try this recipe soon!
This marinade looks to so and has all the flavour.