This was the whole enchilada for C$10.99/lb. At current exchange rates that's less than US$9/lb ( my math is probably wrong but on the high side). Tenderloin is usually at least $25/lb around here. Of course there was some blood in the package and some fatty bits to remove, but not much.
BTW it was delicious.
Lol, been there, done that! In my younger days I could tell by the shirt I wore the night before.
Costco has a holiday special every year here which includes whole prime ones super trimmed for Wellington's at about $20/lb. I made 3 for 30 folks one Christmas and went all in with a demi-glace and black truffles. His version works a lot more reliably than Julia's.
Had to look that one up. Why do Europeans always slam the stuff Americans cook up? That donair sauce, who would have thought that up?
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It's the official food of this fair city! It is disgusting but irresistible if you've had enough to drink. I usually get the souvlaki instead. The donair sauce is what makes it official, and it is as bad as it sounds (condensed milk, sugar, and garlic salt).
I do it at least once a month. We have some good shops out this way.
I looked up the recipe and that's not what we have here. We have 3 sauces and you choose what you want. All watered down to flow easily off a spoon
Mayonaisse with garlic, no sweetnees at all.
Tzatziki
Red chili
I don't do the garlic but one spoon of Tzatziki and two of the chili are good with this guy.
Then it's not a "real" donair! (I'm sure the icky white sauce was originally made as a cheap and sweet alternative to tzadziki (sp?), but we're stuck with it now.)
This kind of stuff is common in food stalls at some of the state fairs here especially in the mid-west. Combinations that are gross or maximization of the unhealthiness.