I saw this recipe in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch as a part of a larger article on Super Bowl food, and thought it
sounded delicious. The price of tenderloin, however, is not so delicious, so I
decided to try my own coffee rub on filet mignon and serve it in the same way
along with a side salad for lunch. My filet was large and about 1-1/2"
thick, so I ended up getting eight slices that was just perfect for lunch for
two. There is enough rub here to coat two filets, so use what you need and save
the rest for up to a month to use later.
The meat was
marvelously tender, perfectly seasoned, and delicious hot or warm. I tried it
both with and without the Bleu cheese crumbles (mentioned in the Post-Dispatch
recipe) and found that I preferred the Bleu cheese in the salad.
Here is my coffee rub
recipe. If you get a chance, do give this one a try.
Coffee-Rubbed Filet Mignon
Serves 2
1 tablespoon finely
ground coffee
1 tablespoon table
salt
1 tablespoon brown
sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic
powder
Pinch of black
pepper
Rinse filets and pat
dry. Cover all sides of filets with rub, coating well. Leave on
counter for a half an hour to come to room temperature before cooking.
Heat oil (about a
tablespoon) in a 9" sauté pan over medium high heat until it shimmers.
Place steaks in pan. Turn on your vent fan, or suffer the consequences of
setting off your smoke alarm. Don't ask me how I know this. (Mine, by the way,
not only screeches, but a woman's voice yells, “Fire! Fire! ” It's disturbing.) Sear for three minutes on one side.
Flip to the other side and sear three more minutes. Flip back and cook
for two minutes on either side, then flip again and cook for an additional
minute on either side. This will yield a rare steak. Remove to a cutting
board and let rest for ten minutes. It will continue to cook and yield
medium-rare doneness. Serve as is, or slice and serve on sections of baguette.
Yummy!
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5 comments:
Your last photo has me salivating, not only for the food, but the dish, too!
Oh how I wish I had some filet's right now to eat. They look so good - I am going to try this. Many thanks for this recipe.
Mary
This sounds delicious! I haven't had filet mignon in awhile, pinning to try. I would love if you would come share this at What'd You Do This Weekend? The party is open now at http://joylovefood.com/whatd-weekend-3/ :)
This looks amazing! We love filet mignon, will have to pin this and give it a try!
Thanks so much for shairng at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Thank you so much for sharing this tasty recipe at What'd You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday morning :)
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