Only the most tender meat is used to prepare this dish. The dish is simple, but it is worth frying it properly, not overexposing it in a pan. So, the recipe for how to cook filet mignon in a pan.

Summary

Ingredients

• Filet mignon – 4 pieces (each 4.5-5 cm thick)
• Butter – 1 Tbsp. the spoon
• Olive oil – 0.5 tbsp
• Salt – To taste
• A mixture of peppers and peas – 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Cream – 1 Glass
• Whiskey or Cognac – 0.3333 Glass

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Instructions

1. Wash and pat dry the meat. Season with salt on both sides.
2. Put the mixture of peppers in a bag and grind with a hammer or rolling pin.
3. Dip two sides of each piece of meat in the pepper mixture.
4. Melt butter in a frying pan, add vegetable oil to it.
5. Place the spiced side of the meat on a heated surface.

   

6. Cook each side for about 4 minutes.
7. Transfer the meat from the skillet to a plate and immediately cover with foil.
8. At the same time, make the sauce: return the pan to the heat and carefully pour in the cream.
9. Pour in alcohol and cook the sauce for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
10. Place the meat back in the pan for the sauce.
11. Transfer the meat to a plate and pour 1-2 tablespoons of sauce over each bite. Serve it straight to the table.

Bon appetit!