Photo: Steakhouse Steaks Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 (10-ounce) filet mignon
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon fleur de sel
- 1 tablespoon coarsely cracked black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, optional
- Roquefort Chive Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat a large, well-seasoned cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot, 5 to 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, pat the steaks dry with a paper towel and brush them lightly with vegetable oil. Combine the fleur de sel and cracked pepper on a plate and roll the steaks in the mixture, pressing lightly to evenly coat all sides.
When the skillet is ready, add the steaks and sear them evenly on all sides for about 2 minutes per side, for a total of 10 minutes.
Top each steak with a tablespoon of butter, if using, and place the skillet in the oven. Cook the steaks until they reach 120 degrees F for rare or 125 degrees F for medium-rare on an instant-read thermometer. (To test the steaks, insert the thermometer sideways to be sure you're actually testing the middle of the steak.)
Remove the steaks to a serving platter, cover tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Serve hot with Roquefort Chive Sauce on the side.
Roquefort chive sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 ounces French Roquefort cheese, crumbled (4 ounces with rind)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook at a low boil, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has become thick and creamy, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, add the cheese, salt, pepper and chives and whisk rapidly until the cheese melts.
Yield: 4 servings
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By jan_ky
Louisville, KY
on January 30, 2012
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Deliciousness! The steaks were perfectly cooked and the Roquefort Chive sauce was light and was such a complement to the steak. Yum yum!!! Sent a text message with photo to a friend. Now have a dinner party planned! RE: Fleur de sel...didn't really notice much of a difference, except the fineness seemed to make it melt on the meat. It was truly an amazing meal. My husband is still raving about it!
By DalmatiaRN
on January 21, 2012
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At the time I made this I did not have fleur de sal so I did cut-back on the salt as was recommended. Since this was my first time making the recipe I did not splurge on butcher filets, but rather used the grocery store pre-wrapped variety. They were amazing, I now found the fleur de sel and next time I will splurge on butcher steaks. As always Ina this wowed my dinner guests.
By triplebrownsoul
on January 03, 2012
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I followed the instructions exactly, with the exception of the cheese sauce.. a couple of tips
- many reviews indicated that they got their house very smoky during the searing stage. i let my cast iron dutch oven heat up for about 20 minutes on low to medium. I did the searing on medium and never turned it to high. i got no smoke whatsoever during this stage.
- i used a 2 inch filet
- many reviews have indicated the dish was too salty, and my guess is that they were not using Fleur de Sel. my recommendation would be to find a way to get the Fleur de Sel. you can buy it on-line.
- i put the steak in the oven for 15 minutes. it was about 120 - 125. once it sits for 10 minutes, it gets up to 145, which is good for medium rare.
- i didn't make the cheese sauce because i like steaks straight up, and it was still amazing.
this is a restaurant quality steak for less than 1/2 the price. nicely seared on the outside, juicy on the inside. the best part is that it's ridiculously easy to make.
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