Red And Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon With Honey Mustard Horseradish Mint Sauce And Frisee Salad With Warm Vinaigrette And Poached Egg Recipes

BLACK PEPPER CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH GOAT CHEESE AND ROASTED RED PEPPER-ANCHO SALSA

Steps:

• Place the ancho chiles in a medium bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Remove the chiles from the soaking liquid, stem and coarsely chop, and combine in a blender with the garlic, pine nuts, honey and 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and stir in the bell pepper strips, vinegar, cilantro, salt and pepper. Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours before serving.
• Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese:
• Heat your grill to high.
• Brush the filets with the oil and season both sides of each filet with the salt and 1 side of each filet with the black pepper. Place the steaks on the grill, pepper side down and grill until lightly charred and crusty, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the steaks over, and grill for 2 to 3 minutes longer for medium-rare.
• Turn the steaks, once more so that the pepper side is facing up and top each filet with a slice of the cheese. Close the cover and grill until the cheese begins to melt slightly, about 1 minute.
• Remove the steaks from the grill, let rest for 5 minutes. Top each filet with the roasted red pepper-ancho salsa. Garnish with cilantro leaves, before serving.

HORSERADISH SAUCE FOR FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk vigorously for 1 minute, or until the mixture is smooth and well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes about 2 1/3 cups.

PEPPERED FILETS WITH HORSERADISH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle steaks with 1 tablespoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook steaks in 1 tablespoon butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt remaining butter. Stir in the flour and remaining salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in horseradish and mustard. Serve with steaks.

FILET MIGNON WITH RED WINE-HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, peppercorns and thyme and sauté mixture until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups red wine. Increase heat and boil until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain sauce and return to same saucepan. Add 1/2 cup whipping cream and boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 7 minutes. Stir in horseradish. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before using.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Season steaks generously with salt and pepper. Grill or broil to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Transfer steaks to plates. Spoon horseradish sauce around and serve.

MUSTARD-CRUSTED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat the oil in a large pan, just enough to coat, on medium-high until barely smoking.
• Sprinkle the filets with salt and pepper, pat into steak.
• Brown well on both sides (about 3 mins).
• Meanwhile, mix together last five ingredients, and divide over the tops of the filets.
• If possible, Put skillet directly into oven, if not oven safe remove from the pan; blot the bottom of the meat dry with paper towels and place the filets in a baking pan.
• Bake for about 7 minutes for medium rare, or as desired.
• Let rest for 5 minutes, serve.

FILETS MIGNONS WITH HORSERADISH CRUMBS

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet cook the bread crumbs, the horseradish, and the mustard with salt and pepper to taste in the butter over moderate heat, stirring, until the crumbs are golden brown and transfer the horseradish crumbs to a bowl.
• Wipe the skillet clean, in it heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking, and in it sauté the filets, patted dry and seasoned with salt and pepper, for 1 minute on each side. Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook the filets for 5 minutes more on each side for medium-rare meat. Transfer the filets to plates and pour off the fat from the skillet. In the skillet cook the onion over moderate heat, stirring, until it is golden, add the wine, and boil the mixture, scraping up the brown bits, until the liquid is reduced to a glaze. Spoon the onion mixture over the filets and top the filets with the horseradish crumbs.