Peppercorn Crusted Filet Mignon with Balsamic Red Wine Sauce

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Peppercorn Crusted Filet Mignon with Balsamic Red Wine Sauce

“The recipe I’ve made with the filet mignon is a Peppercorn Crusted Filet Mignon with Balsamic 

Balsamic Red Wine Sauce. It sounds like a fancy recipe, but you need a fancy-sounding recipe for filet mignon! Secretly, though, the recipe is so incredibly simple, has only a few ingredients and takes only 20 minutes hands-on.”

Jaden Hair

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter

½ cup balsamic vinegar

¼ cup red wine

½ cup beef broth

Salt

3 tablespoons whole peppercorn

1 tablespoon cooking oil

4 pieces Filet Mignon (at least 1¼” inch thick)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Heat a saucepan with the butter, balsamic vinegar over medium heat.

When the balsamic begins to bubble, turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for 3 minutes 

to reduce to half.

Add in the red wine and the beef broth and let simmer for 5-8 minutes until reduces to a sauce 

thick enough to coat back of spoon.

Taste and season with salt.

Place the peppercorns in a baking sheet.

Use a heavy bottomed skillet to gently crush the peppercorns by pressing the bottom of the 

skillet on top of the peppercorns using a rocking motion.

Rub each filet mignon lightly with the cooking oil.

Season each filet mignon with salt on both sides and then press the filet mignon onto the 

peppercorns on both sides.

Heat large oven-proof skilling on high heat.

When very hot, add the filet mignon, searing both sides for 1 minute each.

Remove the filet mignon from the heat and onto the baking sheet (its okay if there’s still 

peppercorn on the baking sheet).

Place into oven for 4-7 minutes, depending on your desired doneness and thickness of filet 

mignon.

For 1-inch filet mignon: 4 minutes and then check temperature with meat thermometer. For 

every ¼” more, add 1 minute.

Rare: 120F-125F

Medium-Rare: 130F-135F

Medium: 140F-145F

Let rest for 3 minutes before serving with the Balsamic Sauce.

Serve 4.

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