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Garlic and Rosemary Buttered Filet Mignon

The best pan-seared filet mignon steaks you'll have. Perfectly cooked and based in butter with garlic and rosemary! Perfect for special occasions.

Course Beef, Main Course, Meat
Cuisine American
Keyword Pan-Seared Filet Mignon, Perfect Filet Mignon
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 steaks
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 4 filet mignon steaks
  • Kosher salt prefer Diamond brand
  • black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil substitute Canola oil
  • 3-4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 large garlic cloves, smashed
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Season well with kosher salt and pepper at least 1 hour before cooking.

    Note: If you had them in the refrigerator, set them out for at least 30 minutes and up to an hour so they lose their chill.

  2. Place a cast iron skillet or a heavy bottom oven safe pan over high heat. When the pan is very hot, add 2 Tablespoons olive oil.

  3. Use tongs and place each steak in the skillet, don't pierce them with a fork or all the juices will bleed out. Allow the steaks to sear for 5-6 minutes, untouched, to develop a good crust.

  4. Reduce temperature to medium-high heat and flip steaks with tongs. Add butter, garlic and rosemary and baste steaks for an additional 5 minutes or until desired doneness. Use a meat thermometer to determine doneness per chart in Notes.

    If cooking for Medium Rare, sear steaks on each side 3-4 minutes and test doneness so you don't over cook steaks.

  5. Remove from heat, loosely tent and allow steaks to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with brown butter pan drippings and garnish with rosemary or an additional pat of compound butter just before serving.

Recipe Notes

TEMPERATURE GUIDE - USE A MEAT THERMOMETER
Very Rare: 115°F to 120°F
Rare: 125°F
Medium: 138°F to 145°F
Medium Well: 150°F
Well Done: 160°F and over

SEARING ON THE STOVE, FINISHING IN OVEN
If starting on the stove top and finishing in the oven, sear them over high heat just until a crust develops, about 2 minutes each side. Transfer to a 415°F oven and bake for 4-5 minutes for Rare, 6-7 for Medium and about 10 minutes for Well done. Once they come out of the oven, baste them with herb butter or place a Tablespoon of your favorite compound butter. Here's my classic Maître d’Hôtel Butter recipe.