Beef Tenderloin Marinade By Paula Deen

(amounts guessed from observation)

3/4 c	lemon juice
2 c	water
2 c	soy sauce
1 1/2 c	brown sugar
1 c	parsley, fresh
2-3 tbsp	thyme, roughly chopped/snipped
1 tbsp	Worcestershire sauce
1 c	bourbon

wrap tenderloin in twine to keep it together after it is cooked
put tenderloin in pan
pour marinade over loin
cover
place pan in refrigerator between 4 hours and overnight

a loin with the girth of a baseball will be medium rare in about 25 minutes. Rotate the meat occasionally to ensure even heating. She took hers out when it was about 125 degrees. That was a little under medium rare, she said, but that it would continue cooking off the grill.