Filet Mignon with Red Wine Sauce
Filet Mignon with Red Wine Sauce is a gluten free and fodmap friendly main course. For $9.82 per serving, this recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 969 calories, 32g of protein, and 69g of fat. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires bell pepper, filet mignon steaks, full bodied red wine, and salt. This recipe is liked by 1060 foodies and cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 83%. This score is outstanding. Similar recipes are Filet Mignon with Red Wine Sauce, Filet Mignon with Red Wine-Horseradish Sauce, and Filet Mignon with Mushroom Red Wine Sauce.
Servings: 2
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
Black pepper to taste
2-4 filet mignon steaks, 1 to 2 inches thick*
2 cups full bodied red wine (we used a favorite Zinfandel)
Canola or grape seed oil
Salt
3-4 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
Equipment:
paper towels
frying pan
kitchen thermometer
stove
aluminum foil
Cooking instruction summary:
1 Your steaks should already be trimmed of the tough silverskin. If not, cut away any gristly bits. If your steak has the chain attached and you don't want to serve it, cut it away and save for another purpose.2 Allow the steaks to come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. Just before getting ready to cook, pat the meat dry with paper towels, then coat with the canola or grape seed oil. Salt well.3 Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a cast iron pan on high heat for 1 minute. Swirl to coat the pan. Put the steaks in the hot pan and immediately turn the heat down to medium to medium high (depending on your stovetop, medium on a high BTU gas range is about medium high on most electric ranges). Sear untouched for at least 3 minutes, up to 6 minutes for a 2-inch thick steak.4 Flip the steaks and cook for another 2-5 minutes, depending on how thick the steak is and how rare or well done you like your meat. You can use the finger test to test the doneness of your steak. Or you can use a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak (120°F to 125°F for rare, 130°F to 135°F for medium rare, 140°F to 145°F for medium). Remove from the pan, loosely tent with foil and allow to rest while you make the sauce.5 Pour the wine into the pan and turn the heat to high. Boil this furiously until it is reduced by 3/4, about 10 minutes. Add any juices the steaks have released while resting. Turn off the heat and wait until the wine has stopped bubbling. When it has, add the tablespoons of butter, one tablespoon at a time. Swirl each tablespoon into the sauce until it is completely incorporated before adding the next tablespoon of butter. Add salt to taste and serve the sauce with the steak. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper over the meat when you serve it.
Step by step:
1. 1 Your steaks should already be trimmed of the tough silverskin. If not, cut away any gristly bits. If your steak has the chain attached and you don't want to serve it, cut it away and save for another purpose.2 Allow the steaks to come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. Just before getting ready to cook, pat the meat dry with paper towels, then coat with the canola or grape seed oil. Salt well.3
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a cast iron pan on high heat for 1 minute. Swirl to coat the pan.
3. Put the steaks in the hot pan and immediately turn the heat down to medium to medium high (depending on your stovetop, medium on a high BTU gas range is about medium high on most electric ranges). Sear untouched for at least 3 minutes, up to 6 minutes for a 2-inch thick steak.4 Flip the steaks and cook for another 2-5 minutes, depending on how thick the steak is and how rare or well done you like your meat. You can use the finger test to test the doneness of your steak. Or you can use a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak (120°F to 125°F for rare, 130°F to 135°F for medium rare, 140°F to 145°F for medium).
4. Remove from the pan, loosely tent with foil and allow to rest while you make the sauce.5
5. Pour the wine into the pan and turn the heat to high. Boil this furiously until it is reduced by 3/4, about 10 minutes.
6. Add any juices the steaks have released while resting. Turn off the heat and wait until the wine has stopped bubbling. When it has, add the tablespoons of butter, one tablespoon at a time. Swirl each tablespoon into the sauce until it is completely incorporated before adding the next tablespoon of butter.
7. Add salt to taste and serve the sauce with the steak. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper over the meat when you serve it.
Nutrition Information:
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