Beef Tenderloin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 to 6 lb.) beef tenderloin
dry mustard
salt and pepper
mild steak sauce
mushrooms (optional)
chopped onion (optional), sauteed

Preparation

Trim tenderloin closely.
Sprinkle with dry mustard and rub surface well.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Place in shallow roasting pan.
Brush steak sauce over tenderloin.
Roast in preheated very hot oven (450\u00b0) for 30 to 40 minutes (rare) or 45 to 60 minutes (medium) being careful not to overbake.
Slice 1 to 1 1/2-inches thicker as desired.
Serve hot plain or with mushrooms and sauteed onions.