Filet mignon is a luxury high cut of beef steak. It’s a little intimidating, due to filet mignon price but sometimes it’s not bad to splurge for a luxury meal at special events. We are again here with all steak lovers to help them out in making a resurant-style recipe of filet mignon. Just scroll below to follow step by step guide to making delicious steak, and get honor your cooking skills.

Asma Asad

Asma Asad

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Total time

60 min

Cuisine

American

Servings

2 person

Calories

550

Level

Easy

Filet Mignon Steak

Ingredients

  • Filet mignon 200 g

  • Cooking oil 2tbsp

  • Garlic Clove 1 pcs

  • Fresh rose marry sprigs 2 pcs

  • Butter 2 tbsp

  • Salt to taste

  • Black Pepper Powder to taste

Directions

Step 1 Rest at room temperature

Before making steak, make sure your filet mignon rest at room temperature. Firstly, grab it straight from the freezer and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before cooking it.

rest at room temperature

Step 2 Season the Steak

After 3o minutes of resting, season the filet mignon with a generous amount of salt and black pepper powder. Season top, bottom, and sides of steak thoroughly to get an even flavor.

season it

Step 3 Sear the steak

Then take a pan and heat it for 5 minutes over high flame. Then pour two tablespoons of cooking oil into it. Once the oil starts to shimmer and smoke comes out from it place your steak in it. Then let it sit for 3 minutes without moving it from the place. When the crust at the bottom is formed, flip the steak and sear it from another side for 3 more minutes without moving.

sear it

Step 4 Baste the steak

For basting the steak, add two tablespoons of butter, one clove of garlic, and two sprigs of fresh rosemary into the pan. Then tilt the pan so that butter gathers at one side of the pan. Now using a spoon collect melted butter and pour it over the steak using a spoon. Keep basting for 3 minutes.

baste it

Step 5 Bake the steak

Now remove the pan from the stove and place it in the 230˚C preheated oven. Then bake for 7 minutes for a medium-rare steak. Cooking filet mignon in the oven will equally turn steak tender.

bake it

Step 6 Slice the Steak

Once the steak is baked, take out the steak and let it rest for 10 minutes. Then slice it into pieces for serving. If you skip the resting part then it will turn dry. Moreover, resting keeps it tender and juicy.

slice it

Step 7 Serve filet mignon

Once the steak is ready, you can serve it with sauteed veggies, mashed potatoes, pesto sauce, or even with cream of mushroom sauce.

serve it

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Tips

  • Don't put a cold steak in the pan, otherwise, you will not get a perfect crust.
  • Pat dry with a paper towel before seasoning the steak to remove excess moisture.
  • Always use cast iron or stainless steel pan for cooking filet mignon.
  • You can use a grill pan for grilling steak mignon.
  • You can use canola, sunflower, grapeseed, or even olive oil for searing the steak.
  • For rare steak, bake it for 6 minutes.
  • For medium steak, bake it for 8 minutes.
  • If you like medium-well steak then bake for 9 minutes.
  • For a well-cooked steak, bake it for 10 minutes.

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