Filet Mignon Recipe with Brussel Sprouts and Bacon
Impress your guests or your significant other with this delicious seasonal dish for Filet Mignon Recipe with Brussel Sprouts and Bacon!
Servings: 2-4
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Brussel Sprouts:
10strips of chopped bacon
4cupsof packed thinly shaven Brussel sprouts, about 20-25
½cupof sliced almonds
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Steak and Toppings:
1cupof balsamic vinegar
1/3cupof soy sauce
2tablespoonsof brown sugar
1tablespoonof honey
1stick of softened unsalted butter + 2 ounces
½cupof crumbled bleu cheese
2 8-ouncefilet mignon steaks
1tablespoonof olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
Brussels: Add the bacon to a large pan over medium-high heat and cook until crisp.
Remove the lardons and add the Brussel sprouts to the pan with the rendered bacon fat and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Add the bacon back into the pan along with the almonds, salt and pepper. Keep warm.
Balsamic-Soy Sauce: Add the balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and honey to a medium size pot and cook over medium-low heat until it reaches a temperature of 216 °. or until it becomes thick like a reduced balsamic vinegar glaze. Set aside.
Bleu Cheese Butter: In a medium size bowl whisk together the bleu cheese and 1 stick of softened butter until combined. Chill before serving.
Steak: Season the steak on all sides with salt and pepper.
Add the olive oil to a medium size sauté pan over medium-high heat until it lightly smokes and sear the filet mignons. Add in the 2 ounces of butter and baste the steak constantly until it is browned on all sides and the desired internal temperature is achieved, about 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove the steak and rest on a plate for 3 to 4 minutes before serving.
Serve the steak alongside the Brussel sprouts. Top off with bleu cheese butter and a drizzle of balsamic-soy sauce. Note: there will be some sauce left over.