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Yield: 8 servings

Bourbon is really the quintessential spirit of the south. In Bourbon County, Kentucky, Thirsty Traveler host Kevin Brauch cooked these bourbon-laced delights with chef Colonel Michael Edwards Maters in his family's mansion.

Ingredients:

8 single portions of beef tenderloin
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup olive oil
1 cup bourbon

Directions:

1. Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil and bourbon. Massage mixture into the beef with your hands. Marinate the beef tenderloin for one hour.
   
2. Place marinated beef tenderloin in a roasting pan, place in oven and cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes (less if rare is preferred).
   
3. Let stand for about an hour.
   
4. Place on serving platter and serve with fresh asparagus.

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