Filet Mignon not Minion

First off autocorrect likes to change mignon to minion therefore on social media I was cooking filet minions for approximately two hours. So here's the disclaimer, no minions where injured in the process of this experiment.

Filet Mignon is something that many people order when at a restaurant because it's a "special" occasion. I know for me it's one of the things I love to order, but I had no clue how to cook it. Knowing that there was about to be a pile of snow dumped on us I figured that cooking to keep the house warm and me entertained was going to be the best use of my time yesterday. So I stopped at the food store (warning, this was a stupid crazy idea) and started hunting down the aisles for something interesting to cook.

I felt like I was on Guys Grocery Games because there were no carts available and I was piling everything into my arms. As I laughed at this realization I made my way over to meat counter. Now here's the thing, this started to turn into a lot of "firsts" for me. I have never actually ordered or asked for anything at the meat counter before so when I asked which was the filet mignon I'm truly not surprised by the small chuckle that came out of the guy behind the counter.

I asked him to pick the best three cuts and off I went. I had no idea what I was going to do with them, but my whole goal was "don't overcook" according to the butcher. The end result was being told that my filet mignon was better than any restaurant cut that has ever been ordered. Needless to say, my fears were overrated and I accomplished cooking filet mignon on my first attempt.

Recipe

Prep-time: 30 mins
Servings: 3

Ingredients

2 TBSP of salt
1 TBSP of ground pepper
1 TBSP of ground dried basil leaves
1 TBSP of ground dried parsley 
2 cups of sliced onions (1 cup of sweet onion, 1 of red onion)
2 TBSP of butter
3 6oz filet mignon steaks

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

I used a cast-iron skillet for this so you may have to adjust your settings for a non-stick skillet. 

Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced onions until they start to caramelize. Remove the onions once they start to brown for the skillet. 

Combine salt, pepper, basil and parsley to make a dry rub for the steaks. Rub the steaks on all sides and place on medium-high heat into skillet. Turn steaks on all sides after approximately 1-2 minutes. Once you have a slight browning on all sides place steaks in the oven with the onions on top. (Make sure that the skillet you use is oven safe)

I decided not to add any oil or butter to this part because the onions have their own oils. 

Leave in oven for 10 minutes before checking. At the 10 minute mark I lowered the heat to 350 and cooked for an additional 5 minutes. My steaks turned out medium well, melt in your mouth yummy goodness.

Serve with onions on top and enjoy! I served mine with a side of homemade mashed potatoes and steamed carrots. 

Taking a week off

The last week has been extremely busy for me. I thought I would have time to cook and provide another recipe, but this weekend became a hodgepodge of work. But I do promise that I have plenty of recipes in the works, I just need to find the time to stand over the stove and cook. If you have any recipes you would like me to try please leave me a message or comment below and I will be more than willing to try it out!

Happy Cooking everyone!

Super Bowl Dippings

Adamantly I'm not a fan of football. But that's something guys like to watch so I've come to the conclusion that food is pretty much imperative when it comes to football and guys in the same room. Ok, it's not really a conclusion, but more an observation.

So this week will be simple and easy so you can be prepared for the game. I love artichokes and spinach dip, but the store bought kind doesn't always hold up for me. I have truly only once found a store bought kind I like and have spent my summers eating it by the bucketful.

Recipe

Prep-time: 30 mins
Servings: 5-7

Ingredients

1 cup of cream cheese
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of thawed spinach
1 can of artichoke hearts
2 cups of parmesan cheese
1 TBSP of lemon juice
1 TBSP of salt

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix all of the ingredients together and place in greased casserole dish. Set in oven for 30mins or until a slightly brown crust forms. Let cool and serve.

Simple and easy for game day prep.