Stuffed Filet Mignon Recipes

CRAB-STUFFED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crabmeat, cheese, onion and butter., Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Cut a horizontal slit through each steak to within 1/2 in. of the opposite side, forming a pocket. Fill with 1/2 cup crab mixture. Secure with kitchen string if necessary., Broil 4 in. from the heat for 7-9 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CRAB-STUFFED FILET MIGNON WITH WHISKEY PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Make Crab Stuffing: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet. Saute onion, green onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper until tender. Stir in shrimp stock, crab meat, bread crumbs, and Cajun seasoning. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Prepare Peppercorn Sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine beef broth and cracked black pepper. Simmer until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently. Add1 ounce whiskey and 1 cup cream. Continue simmering until reduced to 1 cup. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Prepare Steaks: Slice a pocket into the side of each steak, and stuff generously with crab stuffing. Wrap bacon around side, and secure with toothpicks. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside. Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and shallot for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, and saute until tender. Remove mushroom mixture, and set aside.
• Place steaks in skillet, and cook to desired doneness. Remove from skillet, and keep warm. Deglaze skillet with 1 ounce whiskey. Reduce heat, and stir in peppercorn sauce and Dijon mustard. Add mushroom mixture, and reduce sauce until thickened. Remove toothpicks and bacon from steaks, and arrange steaks on a plate. Top with sauce.

STUFFED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Directions Preheat grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grates to prevent sticking. In a food processor, pulse together cream cheese, goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Cut the roast into round slices between 1/8-inch thick. If they are a bit too thick you can pound them out a little between 2-sheets of plastic wrap with a flat sided meat mallet. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of each slice of beef. Fold the meat around the cream cheese mixture to form a ball, trying not to overlap the beef too much in 1 spot. Place the ball, seam side down onto a slice of pancetta and wraps it around the beef ball. Secure the pancetta in place with water-soaked toothpicks. Grill, turning occasionally, until the pancetta is crisp, about 2 minutes per side.

STILTON STUFFED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with thyme and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Season with salt and cracked black pepper.
• Place the potatoes in an oven-proof sauté pan.
• Roast the potatoes for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and turn into a mixing bowl.
• Place the sauté pan on the stove.
• Over medium-high heat, deglaze the pan with the veal stock.
• Reduce the stock by half, about 8 minutes.
• Set the veal reduction aside and keep warm.
• In a hot sauté pan, cook the bacon until crispy, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the shallots, garlic, and walnuts; sauté for 2 minutes and then remove from the heat.
• In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with the bacon mixture.
• Set the potatoes aside in a warm place.
• On the side of each filet make a 2-inch slit forming a pocket.
• Stuff each pocket with 2 tablespoons of the cheese.
• Season the filets with salt and cracked black pepper.
• In an oven-proof sauté pan, add the olive oil.
• When the oil is hot, sear the filets for 2 minutes on each side.
• Place the pan in the oven and roast the filets for 6 to 7 minutes for medium-rare.
• Remove the filets from the pan and set aside.
• Place the sauté pan on the stove.
• Over medium-high heat, deglaze the pan with the port wine.
• Reduce the wine by half, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the vegetable oil in a saucepan and heat the oil.
• Dredge the shallots in the flour, coating the shallots completely.
• Fry the shallots in the hot oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate.
• Season the shallots with salt.
• To assemble, divide the potatoes by four and mound the potatoes in the center of each plate.
• Lay each filet on top of the potatoes.
• Spoon the veal reduction over each filet.
• Drizzle each plate with the port wine reduction.
• Garnish each plate with the remaining Stilton cheese, fried shallots and parsley.

CRAB-STUFFED FILET MIGNON WITH WHISKEY PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• MAKE CRAB STUFFING:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet.
• Saute onion, green onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper until tender.
• Stir in shrimp stock, water seasoned with Old Bay or chicken broth seasoned with Old Bay seasoning, crab meat, bread crumbs or Panko breadcrumbs, and Cajun seasoning, if using (optional).
• Remove from heat, and set aside.
• PREPARE PEPPERCORN SAUCE:.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine beef broth and cracked black pepper.
• Simmer until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently. Add 1 ounce whiskey and 1 cup cream.
• Continue simmering until reduced to 1 cup.
• Remove from heat, and set aside. (Make this the day before).
• PREPARE STEAKS:.
• Slice a pocket into the side of each steak, and stuff generously with crab stuffing.
• Wrap almost crispy bacon around side, and secure with soaked(to prevent from burning) toothpicks.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• Saute garlic and shallot for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, and saute until tender.
• Remove mushroom mixture, and set aside.
• Place steaks in skillet, and cook to desired doneness.
• Remove from skillet, and keep warm.
• Deglaze skillet with 1 ounce whiskey.
• Reduce heat, and stir in peppercorn sauce(that has been brought to room temperature) and Dijon mustard.
• Add mushroom mixture, and reduce sauce until thickened.
• Remove toothpicks and bacon from steaks, and arrange steaks on a plate.
• Top with sauce and serve with parslied egg noodles or some rice dish and vegetables.
• Serve with wine, of course.