August 13th is National Filet Mignon Day. In honor of this day we will share a healthy Filet Mignon Recipe. A filet is Life Transformations Fitness Trainer approved. It is a very lean cut of meat.
Did you know filet mignon comes from the most tender cut of beef. Filet mignon is commonly cut into 1 inch to 2 inch thick portions, grilled and then served as is. When found in grocery stores, filet mignon is already cut into bacon wrapped portions. The usual method for cooking the filet mignon is to cook it on high heat by either grilling, pan frying, broiling or roasting.
Check out the Spicy Filet Mignon with Grilled Sweet Onion recipe for dinner on National Filet Mignon Day!
Spicy Filet Mignon with Grilled Sweet Onion
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 cups vidalia onion (vertically sliced)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 16 ozs filet mignon
DIRECTIONS
- Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Cook 8 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Remove from pan; keep warm.
- Combine garlic powder and next 5 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon black pepper) in a small bowl. Sprinkle garlic mixture over both sides of beef. Add beef to pan. Grill 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with onion mixture.
Recipe from Robyn Webb, Cooking Light MAY 2005