Food for Thought
Cooking Tips: Filet Mignon
November 8, 2019
Stove Top/Oven Method
- Pre-Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Steak Prep: Rub Filets all over with a Good Olive Oil. Season with a Pinch of Kosher or Sea Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper.
- Let Seasoned Steaks rest while you heat a Cast Iron or Oven Safe Pan on the Stovetop. Pan will be ready when you splash just a bit of water off your fingertips into the Pan and the water droplets “dance” across the surface. (You’ll know what I mean when you try this.)
- Place the Oiled & Seasoned Steaks in the Heated Pan. Sear all surfaces… Face, Back and Sides. Face and Back should take about 2 minutes each… the sides about 1 to 2 minutes, turning to get all surfaces covered.
- Place the Seared Steaks in 350 degree oven for about 5 to 6 minutes until desired doneness.
- Check with a Meat Thermometer Probe placed from the side to the center of the steak.
Medium Rare… remove from oven @ 120 degrees, Let rest, lightly tented with Foil, for 5 minutes.
Internal Temperature will reach
130 to 140 degrees. Check!
Internal Appearance… lighter red, very moist w/ warm juices
GRILLED FILET MIGNON
Charcoal or Gas Grill Prep:
- Create more intense heat on one side of your Grill.
Charcoal: Place your Charcoal on one side, Light. When approximately 2/3rds of the charcoal has turned White and has stopped smoking, You are Ready!
Gas: Turn one set of Burners on High. Place another set on Medium to Medium Low - Steak Prep: Rub Filets all over with a Good Olive Oil. Season with a Pinch of Kosher or Sea Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper.
- Once your grill is properly prepared: Sear your Steaks over Direct Heat on both the Face and the Back Sides. Will likely take 2 minutes per side, but each grill is different.
- Move steaks over indirect heat and close the lid.
- Continue to grill for another 4 to 5 minutes, turning the steaks once or twice. Remove Steaks from the Grill when they are to your preferred level of doneness.
- Check with a Meat Thermometer Probe placed from the side to the center of the steak.
Medium Rare… remove from Grill @ 120 degrees, Let rest, lightly tented with Foil, for 5 minutes.
Internal Temperature will reach
130 to 140 degrees. Check!