Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Dinner for Two

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (29)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 3 hr 0 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 3 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) bottle zesty Italian salad dressing
2 beef tenderloin fillets, 1 1/2 -2 inches thick
2 slices bacon
2 tablespoons steak sauce (recommended: Lea and Perrins Steak Sauce)
2 teaspoons water

Directions

Pour the salad dressing into a shallow pan, place the steaks in the pan and let them marinate for 3 to 4 hours. Prepare a fire in a charcoal grill. Wrap a strip of bacon around each steak, securing it with a toothpick or kitchen twine. Grill the steaks over hot coals for about 8 minutes per side (5 minutes per side for rare). Baste with a mixture of steak sauce and water. For perfect steaks, turn them only once.

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recipe Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
Abigail New York, NY 10-12-2009
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Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've never cooked steak on my own before - this recipe made me look so good!! I left out the bacon and cooked on a grill pan... on my stove. My filets were thicker than called for in the recipe (about 2"), so the 8 minutes per side made them a little more red inside than my boyfriend usually likes...but he loved it! I made the asparagus from the episode as well and it was delicious. Thank you, Paula!!Read more
recipe Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
Kristin Alexandria, VA 07-07-2009
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Ehh..
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

We expected more, just wasn't as good as the picture.
recipe Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
Rosemarie Palmdale, CA 07-04-2009
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The Best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is my first time cooking filet mignon. So, I made this yestarday and it was the best I, ever tasted. I willl be making... this again in the next few weeks. Thank YouRead more
recipe Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
KAREN caldwell, TX 04-16-2009
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EXCELLENT
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is perfect for filet mignon! We've had it twice this week!! Thanks Paula!
recipe Perfect Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
Rachel Memphis, TN 02-10-2009
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Yummy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first time grilling and cooking filet mignon. The recipe was so simple and easy to follow, I didn't have any... problems with it at all. I defiantly recommend this recipe.Read more
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Mark Spring Hill, FL 12-27-2008
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SHE WAS SHOCKED!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I consider myself a pretty good COOK, no chef, but enjoy cooking. For the first time in 23 yrs., me and my wife had our... anniversary dinner at home. I used your "Perfect Car-Grilled Filet Mignon" recipe with out the bacon, but I did add extra large Sea Scallops wrapped with the bacon. My wife loves asparagus, and we both love stuffed Mushrooms, especially your "Mushroom Canapes" and your "Marinated Asparagus Salad". To top off the evening; well top off the dinner anyway, your "Chocolate Banana Pie" helped me to REALLY TOP OFF THE EVENING, for the best Romantic Dinner for Two. I think the candles must of went out by themselves because the next morning there were nothing left to them. All this fuss about going out for a special dinner night is not all that it's made up to be. I just might make this an annual event. Thank you and enjoy all your shows.Read more