Beef Filet Recipe?

[Anastasis]

Picked up a couple filets and some crab legs from costco for dinner tonight. I would usually just season with salt and pepper and grill to medium rare, but thought I might try something new tonight to impress the wifey. Any suggestions for a steak topping for filet. I have seen some things involving bleu, merlot, cab, shrooms or balsamic. Any other ideas from the hf braintrust?

For the legs, I'm gonna try the grill technique that was discussed on there a while back.

 

[Mack Tripper]

A good and easy sauce is a basic balsamic reduction (saute some shallots, then add a cup of balsamic and reduce it down to half), towards the end, add some mustard powder or dijon mustard, along with some herbs (rosemary and thyme work well) and some sea salt and black pepper.

 

[Luke Duke]

It's tough to go wrong with a bacon-wrapped, salt and pepper seasoned filet.

 

[GakFoo]

here's what the gak is throwing down tonight:

1. put cast iron skillet on hot hot heat on the grill
2. cook 2 minutes each side in the skillet, until there is a nice hard crust
3. remove steaks and put on side of grill for more indirect heat, cook to just rare then then tent to keep warm while you do your sauce
4. bring cast iron skillet pan inside -- while steaks are sitting, put cast iron skillet onto medium heat on stove
5. add butter and a minced shallot and 2 cloves minced garlic, saute until tender
6. deglaze with 1 cup red wine and 1 cup beef broth
7. reduce by about half, add fresh thyme and cook for 1 min
8. add salt and pepper to taste

spoon sauce over filets and crumble gorgonzola on top

 

[Fanny McLonghorn]

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[threesheets]

Since you're having crab, you might think about making a bearnaise sauce to drizzle on the steaks and just roll with the Filet Oscar theme.

 

[Anastasis]

Thanks for the suggestions. I picked up some shiitakes and shalots on the way home from work. I think I'm going to add the shiitakes to Gak's recipe and give it a whirl.

 

[GakFoo]

fanny, mrs. foo might not appreciate that, but thanks for the compliment. let the gorgonzola stand at room temp so it gets kind of melty when it hits the steak. try it, and if you can get the steaks cooked to precisely the right temp, this dish beats anything in a restaurant.

all kinds of side options, but i like it with some pomme fritte and grilled musrooms on the side, a big red, perfect.

 

[Idahorn2]

Second the bacon fat wrap (thin sliced bacon), with salt and pepper seasoning. I'd add just a touch of garlic powder, very sparse dusting.

Also second the Bearnaise, but if you have not previously made Bearnaise, you might see if someone like Whole Foods has some already made up in little plastic containers. The Knorr-type packaged versions are terrible, but the do-it-yourself versions can be too involved unless you have acquired a taste for it. I like mine with a pretty strong vinegar component.

 

[Pepper Brooks]

For something different you could batter and chicken fry them. I know it is blasphemous, but a CFtenderloin is fan ******* tastic eats with some jalapeno cream gravy on top.

 

[DCLonghorn]

It's beef, its not suppose to have a topping. Just a little olive oil, salt & pepper.

 

[huge]

also throw some asparagus on the grill

coat them in a little olive oil and seasalt and cracked pepper.