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Wow! This is a great dish for a special occasion. Tonight I made it for my wife's birthday. This is one of her favorites. I must say this is not an original dish. I found it when I first started cooking. Everyone gave it great ratings and it has become one of our favorites, too.
Description:
Filet Mignon stuffed with lump crab meat, wrapped in bacon, and topped with a shallots, mushrooms and a peppercorn whiskey sauce. This is a gourmet meal that's easy to make, tastes great, and is very impressive. It takes about 30 minutes to prep then about an hour to cook.
Ingredients:The ingredients suggested will serve two. It may sound complicated. But, it actually isn't.
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| Making the Crab Stuffing |
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1/4 cup minced onion
1 stalk celery, minced
1/4 cup minced green pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1 scallion (green onion)
2 tbsp chicken broth
1/2 cup lump crabmeat
or 1 can 6 oz lump crab meat, drained
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 tbsp cajun seasoning
Directions:
Heat pan on med heat. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter in a skillet. Saute onion, celery, green bell pepper, and scallion until tender. Reduce heat and stir in 2 tbsp chicken broth, crab meat, bread crumbs and cajun seasoning. Stir gently to mix ingredients. But, you don't break up the lump crab meat. Remove from heat and set aside.
Directions:
Heat pan on med heat. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter in a skillet. Saute onion, celery, green bell pepper, and scallion until tender. Reduce heat and stir in 2 tbsp chicken broth, crab meat, bread crumbs and cajun seasoning. Stir gently to mix ingredients. But, you don't break up the lump crab meat. Remove from heat and set aside.
Peppercorn Sauce:2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter
1 minced shallot
2 cloves minced garlic
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup mushrooms, diced (white, or small portabellas )
1 tsp Dion mustard
1- 10 1/2 oz can beef consomme2 tbsp cracked peppercorn
1 oz whiskey (miniature)
1 cup heavy cream
2 or 3 dashes of hot sauce
Directions:
On med heat add olive oil and butter to a small sauce pan or small skillet (I prefer a skillet because it tends to cook faster.) Add shallots and let cook until tender. Then stir in chopped garlic. Let cook for about 1 minute. Next you will add the mushrooms and cook for about 2 minutes. Add beef consomme, and peppercorn. Bring to a boil and cook until consomme is condensed to half. Now stir in the miniature bottle of whiskey and whisk in 1/2 the carton of heavy whip cream and two to three dashes of the hot sauce. Bring to a boil again, whisking constantly, then reduce heat and simmer until liquid have condensed to about 1 cup. Whisk periodically.
On med heat add olive oil and butter to a small sauce pan or small skillet (I prefer a skillet because it tends to cook faster.) Add shallots and let cook until tender. Then stir in chopped garlic. Let cook for about 1 minute. Next you will add the mushrooms and cook for about 2 minutes. Add beef consomme, and peppercorn. Bring to a boil and cook until consomme is condensed to half. Now stir in the miniature bottle of whiskey and whisk in 1/2 the carton of heavy whip cream and two to three dashes of the hot sauce. Bring to a boil again, whisking constantly, then reduce heat and simmer until liquid have condensed to about 1 cup. Whisk periodically.
Steaks:
2 filet mignons
2-4 slices bacon (depending upon size of filets. They must wrap around the filets.)
Salt and crushed peppercorns
3 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
Cut a pocket into the side of each steak, being careful not to cut all the way through. Stuff the pocket with the crab meat mixture. Wrap each filet with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Add salt and pepper to taste on both sides.
Heat a large cast iron skillet to med high heat. Add the steaks to sear on both sides. You can continue to cook on the stove top from this point, or put in the oven at 350. However, I choose to sit the steaks to the side, once seared, and finish the cooking process on the grill and smoke them using "Jack Daniels Whiskey Barrel Wood Chips" If continuing on stove top reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes, depending upon desired doneness. Or, you can put in a 350 degree preheated oven, covered, and cook to desired doneness.
If you choose to cook on grill you should have your grill preheated, with coals or gas heating one side. You will put the steaks on the heated side for about 2 minutes per side. Then you will put them on the indirect heat side to smoke. Add smoke chips to the fire, close lid, and allow chips to smoke for about 15-20 minutes.
Now, plate up and enjoy. Serve with a nice red wine, side salad, and grilled asparagus and celebrate the evening. Other sides may be rice pilaf, roasted potatoes, green beans, or mixed veggies. The choice is limitless. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
3 tablespoons olive oilDirections:
Cut a pocket into the side of each steak, being careful not to cut all the way through. Stuff the pocket with the crab meat mixture. Wrap each filet with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Add salt and pepper to taste on both sides.
Heat a large cast iron skillet to med high heat. Add the steaks to sear on both sides. You can continue to cook on the stove top from this point, or put in the oven at 350. However, I choose to sit the steaks to the side, once seared, and finish the cooking process on the grill and smoke them using "Jack Daniels Whiskey Barrel Wood Chips" If continuing on stove top reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes, depending upon desired doneness. Or, you can put in a 350 degree preheated oven, covered, and cook to desired doneness.
If you choose to cook on grill you should have your grill preheated, with coals or gas heating one side. You will put the steaks on the heated side for about 2 minutes per side. Then you will put them on the indirect heat side to smoke. Add smoke chips to the fire, close lid, and allow chips to smoke for about 15-20 minutes.
Now, plate up and enjoy. Serve with a nice red wine, side salad, and grilled asparagus and celebrate the evening. Other sides may be rice pilaf, roasted potatoes, green beans, or mixed veggies. The choice is limitless. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
