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Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignons with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

March 23, 2015 By Mary 5 Comments

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Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

Craig and I usually do a big dinner menu for Valentine’s Day (I know I am a little late) but since my birthday is just 4 days later, and we usually do a big dinner for that as well, that’s just too much food in such a short period of time. So this year we wanted to keep it simple. Just my favorite cut of steak, filet mignon and a side salad.

Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

My favorite thing about this recipe is the texture of the peppercorns on the steak as well as the little kick of heat the peppercorns provide. Cooking the peppercorns helps to remove a lot of the pungency from the pepper, but it still has a bit of spice so if you prefer a little less spice, drain the cooled peppercorns in a fine-mesh strainer in step 1. And then toss them in 5 tablespoons of fresh oil, add the salt and proceed.

Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated

Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignons with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignons with Blue Cheese-Chive Butter

Yield: 4 SERVINGS

Ingredients

STEAK

  • 5 tablespoons black peppercorns, crushed
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 4 7-to 8-ounce center cut filets mignon, 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick

BUTTER

  • 1 1/2 ounces mild blue cheese, room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/8 teaspoon table salt
  • 2 tablespoons minced chives

Instructions

STEAK

  1. Heat peppercorns and 5 tablespoons oil in a small saucepan over low heat until faint bubbles appear. Continue to simmer, swirling the pan occasionally until the pepper is fragrant, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. When the peppercorns are at room temperature, add the salt and stir to combine. Rub steaks with the pepper mixture coating the top and bottom with peppercorns. Gently press to secure peppercorns and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
  2. Meanwhile, adjust an oven rack to the middle position and place a baking sheet on the oven rack, and preheat oven to 450 degrees. When oven reaches 450 degrees, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Place steaks in the skillet and cook without moving until a dark brown crust has formed, about 3 to 4 minutes. Using tongs, turn steaks and cook until well browned on the second side, about 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and transfer steaks to the hot baking sheet in the oven. Roast until the meat registers 115 to 120 degrees for rare, 120 to 125 degrees for medium-rare, or 130 to 135 degrees for medium. Transfer steaks to a wire rack and let rest for 5 minutes, tented loosely with foil before serving.

BUTTER

  1. Combine blue cheese, butter and salt in a medium bowl and mix with a rubber spatula until smooth. Fold in chives. While steaks are resting, spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons butter onto each steak.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 782Total Fat: 51gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 230mgSodium: 1770mgProtein: 66g

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Filed Under: Beef and Pork, Recipe, Savory Tagged With: beef, blue cheese, Butter, chive butter, chives, filet, filet mignon, Olive oil, Steak

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth

    March 25, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    Looks awesome!

    Reply
    • thecakechica

      March 25, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Barb

    April 22, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    You use a cast-iron skillet in replace of the cooking sheet so that way it’s already hot?

    Reply
    • Mary

      April 22, 2016 at 2:32 pm

      A cast-iron skillet would work just as well. But you might want to adjust the time in the oven as your skillet will be hotter than the pan in the oven.

      Reply

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