Filet Mignon. It'll always be one of our favorite A nice, salty crust is absolutely key for filet mignon. And this is only achieved if the pan is super hot. The filet mignon is the tenderest cut of beef you can throw on the grill.

Filets mignon are considered the king of steaks. Filet mignon is my ultimate treat meal. Give it to me for my birthday, Valentine's Day (or any date night, really). You can have Filet Mignon using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Filet Mignon

It's 2 (8 oz) of filet mignon.
Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Prepare 1/4 cup of red wine.
You need 1/4 cup of beef broth.
It's 3 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
You need 2 tbsp of cracked pepper.
It's 1 tbsp of salt.
Prepare 1 tbsp of parsley.
It's 1 tbsp of paprika.
It's 2 of garlic cloves, cut in slivers.

But, I'm a smidge embarrassed to admit that for years I was a little intimidated to try it at home. Serve filet mignon with its juices for a simple, delicious flavor. If you want to savor the filet mignon without any added flavors, pour spoonfuls of the juices from the skillet and baking pan over the steaks. Thanks to its extreme tenderness, filet mignon is one of the best steak cuts.

Filet Mignon step by step

Get steaks to room temp. On both sides, rub steaks with salt, pepper and paprika. Pour Worcestershire over the top. Preheat oven to 425.
In an oven safe skillet, add oil and garlic on medium high heat. Once hot, put steaks in. Sear on each side for about 1.5 min..
Add red wine, once it's reduced, turn heat to medium and add broth and parsley. Put a tbsp of butter on top each steak and put them in the oven (in the skillet they were cooking in on the stove).
Cook in the oven for about 12 min, for medium rare. My steaks were pretty thin, so you may need to adjust the cooking time if yours are thick..
After you pull them out of the oven, let rest on a cutting board or plate for 5 min before serving..

Because it can be grilled, skillet-cooked, or broiled in an oven, filet mignon recipes are great any time of year. The fail-proof method to cooking the perfect filet mignon in a cast iron skillet with herb butter. Filet mignon is a steak cut from the narrow front end of a cow's tenderloin muscle. It's a very lean and tender cut, with hardly any marbling or connective tissue. Filet mignon is, quite simply, a high quality cut of steak.