Perfect Cooktop Filet Mignon!
A perfect steak, seared on the cooktop and oven finished to your liking.
Servings 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 6-8 ounces filet mignon, cut 2” thick
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil (I prefer ghee because it doesn’t smoke)
- 1 tablespoon butter (or ghee)
- 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
Instructions
- Remove steaks from refrigerator and allow to rest on counter for a half hour. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and move oven rack in center position.
- Place oven safe grill pan on cooktop. Turn heat to high and allow pan to heat for two-three minutes. The key to making a steak with a crispy seared outside is a hot pan. While pan heats, sprinkle both sides of filet mignon with salt and pepper. Turn heat down to medium/high, add ghee or olive oil to hot pan. Carefully add steaks to grill pan. You should hear a loud pshhhh sound. Cook steak until a brown crust is established (about five minutes). Use tongs turn steaks. Sear second side and then place pan in oven.
- For rare: cook 5 minutes. For medium rare: cook 6-7 minutes. For medium 8-9 minutes (Timing is for 2” thick steaks, if your steaks are thinner, allow for less time)