Fillet Mignon
By
Suzanne rose
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Recipe by Taste of Home
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 fillet steaks ( around 170g each steak) sirloin, scotch fillet ect
- 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
Directions
- Remove steaks from the refrigerator and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand for 30 minutes.
- Preheat a cast-iron skillet over high heat until extremely hot, 4-5 minutes. Add olive oil and let heat until rippling. Pat beef dry with paper towels and season all sides with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
- Place steak in skillet and cook until a golden brown crust forms, 3-4 minutes. Turn steaks to sides and cook for 1 minute, rolling as edges become brown. Turn to the uncooked side; add butter, garlic and rosemary to the pan. Cook another 3-4 minutes, until steaks spring back slightly but are soft when lightly pressed. Use a spoon to baste steaks with butter for the last 1-2 minutes of cooking.
- Continue cooking to your desired steak, Rare: 1½ mins per side. Medium rare: 2 mins per side. Medium: About 2¼ mins per side. Well-done steak: Cook for about 4-5 mins each side
Discard garlic cloves and rosemary. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with your favourite sides eg stramed vegetables, chips, salad
Nutrition Facts
1 steak: 326 calories, 19g fat (8g saturated fat), 89mg cholesterol, 766mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 36g protein.
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