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Filets Mignons with Orange Fennel Crust

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Filets Mignons with Orange Fennel CrustRomulo Yanes

These steaks pair nicely with the roasted Potato Wedges with Rosemary Butter and are, conveniently, roasted at the same oven temperature.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 (1 1/4-inch-thick) filets mignons (beef tenderloin steaks; about 7 oz each)
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.

    Step 2

    Stir together bread crumbs, fennel seeds, zest, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl until combined well.

    Step 3

    Pat steaks dry, then sprinkle all over with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear steaks until browned well on bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and turn steaks over with a spatula. Spread top of each steak with 1 teaspoon mustard, then sprinkle evenly with bread crumb mixture. Transfer skillet to oven and roast steaks, without turning over, 5 minutes for medium-rare.

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