Pan-Seared Filet Mignon

Name: Pan-Seared Filet Mignon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole 6- to 7-pound fillet of beef, trimmed and cut into 12 to 14 (4- to 5-ounce) steaks; Olive oil, as needed; Kosher salt and pepper, to taste; Kosher salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 7

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Cooking with the Firehouse Chef

By Keith Young

Published 2005

About

The guys at the firehouse request this dish for their anniversary meal or when they are coming off probation. Filet mignon is excellent with shrimp scampi or lobster as the turf part of a “surf-and-turf” dinner. You can cut the steaks from a whole fillet yourself or ask the butcher to do it for you.

Ingredients

1 whole 6- to 7-pound fillet of beef, trimmed and cut into 12 to 14 (4- to 5-ounce) steaks
Olive oil, as needed
Kosher salt and

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Place the fillets on a sheet pan, brush both sides lightly with oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Set a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat and wait until it is hot but not smoking. Place the fillets in the hot