Filet mignon with blue cheese butter

Dinners
Written By ANNA Test Kitchen

Recipe & Food Styling Marisa Curatolo, Photography Cory Aronec

Filet mignon – the most sophisticated and premium cut; the filet is simply a slice from a tenderloin. Buying filet mignon is a way of enjoying a premium cut without buying an entire tenderloin. Here, we paired it with a lavish heap of blue cheese butter!

Ingredients

4 (4-ounce) filet mignon, 2-inch thick

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper

Blue cheese butter

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup crumbled Danish blue cheese

1 teaspoon minced shallot

1/8 teaspoon sea salt

Serve with Fingerling potato & green bean salad (get recipe)

Preparation

For blue cheese butter, blend together all ingredients in small bowl. Place on plastic wrap and roll into 2-inch thick roll, wrap tightly, and chill until firm. Then slice into 1-inch disks.

Preheat skillet to high; lightly oil grill. Rub filet mignon with olive oil and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear filet mignon on 6 minutes each side for medium-rare. Remove from heat, cover with lid and rest for 10 minutes. Top each fillet with a blue cheese butter disk, cover again and let stand a few minutes to slightly melt the blue cheese butter. Serves 4.

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