How to Make Filet Mignon

Name: How to Make Filet Mignon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 pieces Tender Beef Steak (2 Prime beef fillets, 2-inches thick and about 8 ounces each); 2 tbsp Avocado Oil (2 tablespoons avocado oil); 1 tbsp Kosher Salt (1 tablespoon of kosher salt); 0 pieces Black Pepper (Freshly cracked pepper); 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter (2 tablespoons unsalted butter); 3 sprig Rosemary (3 sprigs of rosemary); 6 sprig Thyme (6 sprigs thyme); 3 sprig Oregano (3 sprigs of oregano); 3 pieces Garlic (3 whole garlic cloves)

How to Make Filet Mignon - Entree (French)

30 minFrench

Servings2

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Steps

1Heat a large non stick sauté pan or cast-iron skillet on medium for 2-4 minutes.
2Meanwhile, dry the fillets with paper towel on all sides. Place them on a plate or sheet pan. Rub with oil on every side. Sprinkle aggressively with salt and cracked pepper on each side. They should be completely coated on each side.
3Once the pan is hot you are ready to start. You do not want the pan to be smoking hot. It will burn the steaks and the pan. Add the steaks to the pan and sear for 3 minutes on each flat side (the top and bottom). Then rotate the sides and sear each of the sides for 2 minutes.
4As soon as all the sides are seared then turn the steak back on a flat side and quickly add the butter, herbs and garlic.
5Place the steaks where the butter is then tilt the pan slightly. Keep the pan tilted with the steaks pushed to the side away from the butter. Start to spoon the butter over the steaks with a large spoon. Do this on one side for 3 minutes then on the other side for another 3 minutes.
6Put your finger in the center of the steak and push down. It should spring right back but not feel mushy to achieve the perfect medium rare. Remove the filets from the pan and let them rest in a sheet pan with a wire rack or on a plate. Serve whole or sliced.