Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Steak

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Cook Time:
7 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 35 min
Cook: 7 min
Total:: 1 hr 52 min

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Ingredients

Roasted Red Pepper and Ancho Salsa:

2 ancho chiles
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 teaspoons honey
2 grilled red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese:

4 filet mignon, 8 ounces each
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
8 ounces fresh goat cheese, cut into 4 slices
Cilantro leaves, for garnish

Roasted Red Pepper and Ancho Salsa:

Directions

Place the ancho chiles in a medium bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

Remove the chiles from the soaking liquid, stem and coarsely chop, and combine in a blender with the garlic, pine nuts, honey and 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Blend until smooth.

Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and stir in the bell pepper strips, vinegar, cilantro, salt and pepper. Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours before serving.

Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese:

Heat your grill to high.

Brush the filets with the oil and season both sides of each filet with the salt and 1 side of each filet with the black pepper. Place the steaks on the grill, pepper side down and grill until lightly charred and crusty, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the steaks over, and grill for 2 to 3 minutes longer for medium-rare.

Turn the steaks, once more so that the pepper side is facing up and top each filet with a slice of the cheese. Close the cover and grill until the cheese begins to melt slightly, about 1 minute.

Remove the steaks from the grill, let rest for 5 minutes. Top each filet with the roasted red pepper-ancho salsa. Garnish with cilantro leaves, before serving.

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recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Caitlin New London, CT 03-05-2009
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Easy for an amateur to cook, and makes you look like an experienced chef ;)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely loved the combination of flavors. I'm just learning how to cook, and this recipe involved a lot of prep but was... very easy to make, which I appreciated! My boyfriend and I both loved it. Read more
recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Mary Wyoming, OH 01-24-2009
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Our absolute new fav!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We make this with New Mexican peppers and more cilantro than called for and it's our new favorite. I actually now make 2X as... much so my husband can eat the leftovers with a spoon the next day. Yum!!Read more
recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Kyle Wethersfield, CT 01-13-2009
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Favorite Steak Ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My girlfriend and I made this with chipotles instead of anchos the first time. Pasillas the second, and finally got our hands... on some anchos the last two. It works well with every pepper, but the anchos are the best. I would make this for dinner every night if i could. Love the goat cheese, love the heat, love the steak. My new favorite steak recipe!Read more
recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Anonymous 06-28-2008
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Most refreshing filet mignon recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was very eye-opening to taste the combination of chile/cilantro/red pepper salsa with filet mignon. The unusual... combination really works in the surprising way. Ususally, filet mignon steaks are paired with more dense flavored sauces, but it was refreshing. Perfect for summer.Read more
recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Robin Simi Valley, CA 06-01-2008
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Incredible
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I rarely rate recipes, but this one is superb. The Chilis I used were called "California Chilis" but you can recognize them... as they are large, purple and have a sort of sweet raisany smell to them. I tend to think various peppers would work. This was AWESOME, I had trouble getting my husband to sit down to eat, thought he was going to eat it all standing at the sink. The flavors would probably work with a good rib eye or other steak as well. Try it!!!!!!Read more
recipe Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Jim Inverness, IL 05-02-2008
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Even my kids ate it.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well, I saw the show, and thought the recipe looked great. Two major problems: My wife doesn't typically eat red meat and... my 2 and 4 year-olds gravitate towards mac 'n cheese and hotdogs. Oh well, I made it anyway, sauteing the steaks in the pan (per the show) instead of grilling. My family gave me strange looks when I came upstairs with the Mapp Gas Torch for melting the cheese. End result: They all loved it!Read more