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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Yields: 2 servings. Prep Time: 0 hours 20 mins. Total Time: 0 hours 35 mins. Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste. This ingredient shopping module is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page.

You may be able to find more information about this and similar content on their web site. Mash 4 tablespoons butter with the parsley, chives, lemon zest, lemon juice and mustard in a small bowl with a fork.

Scoop the butter mixture onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Still Hungry? Course: main dishes. Cuisine: American. Prep Time: 10 minutes. Cook Time: 13 minutes. Total Time: 23 minutes. Servings: 2. Calories: kcal. Author: Kevin Is Cooking. Ingredients 16 oz Prime beef filet mignon See Note 1 for size information 4 slices thin cut bacon 2 slices per filet, more if desired 1 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil.

Using a sharp knife trim all white membrane and fat from filets. Wrap a slice of bacon, slightly stretching as you wrap, completely around filet and secure with a piece of cotton butcher's twine or a toothpick. Season heavily with salt and pepper on both sides of the filets. Heat a cast iron skillet or any heavy bottom skillet over medium high heat.

Add the butter and oil. When it starts to slightly smoke add the steaks. Sear on each side for 2 minutes. Transfer the skillet and filets to the oven and roast for minutes. Check for desired doneness see temps below in Notes. Notes Filet mignon are cut from beef tenderloin and typically cut 1 to 2 inches 2.

Have you made this recipe? Before you cook the filets, let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to slowly bring them up to the right temperature. Then wrap each filet in bacon and tie it with a piece of kitchen twine to hold everything in place. Place an oven-safe skillet on the stove over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add some butter, melt it and swirl it around the pan. Season the filets with salt and pepper and then sear each filet for about 90 seconds per side.

Flip the filets to sear them well on both sides. Then transfer the whole skillet to the oven and let them finish cooking for about 5 minutes per side 10 minutes total. Be sure to turn them once halfway through. Assuming your steaks are about an inch thick, this should get you to about a medium-rare doneness. Even 10 degrees over and your steaks will be overcooked and start to get tough. Once the steaks reach the temperature you want, remove them from the skillet and cover them with foil.

Let them rest for a few minutes and then serve them. Try These Next.