Filet mignon with blue cheese butter
Recipe & Food Styling Marisa Curatolo, Photography Cory Aronec
Filet mignon – the most sophisticated and premium cut; the filet is simply a slice from a tenderloin. Buying filet mignon is a way of enjoying a premium cut without buying an entire tenderloin. Here, we paired it with a lavish heap of blue cheese butter!
Ingredients
4 (4-ounce) filet mignon, 2-inch thick
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
Blue cheese butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup crumbled Danish blue cheese
1 teaspoon minced shallot
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Serve with Fingerling potato & green bean salad (get recipe)
Preparation
For blue cheese butter, blend together all ingredients in small bowl. Place on plastic wrap and roll into 2-inch thick roll, wrap tightly, and chill until firm. Then slice into 1-inch disks.
Preheat skillet to high; lightly oil grill. Rub filet mignon with olive oil and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear filet mignon on 6 minutes each side for medium-rare. Remove from heat, cover with lid and rest for 10 minutes. Top each fillet with a blue cheese butter disk, cover again and let stand a few minutes to slightly melt the blue cheese butter. Serves 4.
