Name: Beef Tenderloin with Smoked Paprika Mayonnaise
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 1/4 hr
Yield: Makes 8 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 large garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) trimmed beef tenderloin roast, tied; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons meat juices from beef, or to taste

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Beef Tenderloin with Smoked Paprika MayonnaiseQuentin Bacon

Lovers of beef and chorizo can have their steak and eat it, too: Here, a garlic, cumin, and smoked-paprika rub on rare roast beef has the alluring smoky meatiness you've always associated with the richly flavored sausage. The same seasonings, plus some drippings from the meat, transform ordinary store-bought mayonnaise into a simply spectacular accompaniment.

Cooks' note:

Smoked-paprika mayonnaise keeps, chilled, 2 weeks.

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