Learn how to make smoked beef tenderloin on a pellet smoker. This delicious beef tenderloin makes the perfect main course using a pellet grill.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Rest time15 minutesmins
Total Time2 hourshrs45 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 709kcal
Ingredients
4lbsbeef tenderloinwhole
1lb.baconthin sliced
Montreal steak seasoning
garlic salt
paprika
Instructions
Take the meat out of the refrigerator and allow it to rest at room temperature for about an hour. Meanwhile, preheat your smoker to 185° F.
Season the beef generously with Montreal steak seasoning. Then wrap it in bacon. Slightly overlap each slice of bacon and tuck the ends in to secure. Then, apply a generous amount of garlic salt to the bacon. Finally, add a little paprika.
Place the tenderloin on the grill grates and place a temp probe into the thickest part of the meat. Close the smoker cover and monitor the temperature of the meat.
When the meat reaches an internal temperature of 100° F., remove it from the smoker and tent it with foil. Then, increase the temperature of the smoker to 400° F. When the smoker is at temp, place the meat back on the grates and cook to an internal temperature of 125° F.
Remove the meat from the smoker, place it on a cutting board and allow it to rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing. Loosely tent it with aluminum foil while it rests.
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Notes
Use the super-smoker function on your smoker if you have one.
For a better smoke flavor, use a smoke tube. They work great!
Remove the meat from the smoker when you are increasing the heat to 400°. You want to avoid the "white smoke" while the smoker is getting to temp.
Be sure to allow the meat to rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing.