Creamy Horseradish Filet Mignon with Hot Raspberry Dressed Broccoli Rabe and Sugar Plum Tomato Saute`
After taste testing the individual mustards and sauces Barhyte's Speciality Foods sent me to use for their World Food Championship qualifying recipe contest, I was inspired to make this dish: Creamy Horseradish Filet Mignon with Hot Raspberry Dressed Broccoli Rabe and Sugar Plum Tomato Saute`. A real mouthful for a recipe title and a tasty one to boot!
I was thrilled with the flavors and final result of the recipe. However, I made a cardinal error when shooting my photos of the dish. As you may have already noticed, I forgot to place the Saucy Mama products used in the recipe when shooting the completed dish, making the horseradish filet mignon recipe ineligible for the contest.
Feeling deflated and frustrated with myself, I had to consider my options. After all that work, the only way I could use this recipe as an entry in the competition was to go back to the grocery and buy another set of ingredients and get them cooked and re-photographed. Ugh! I knew that recreating the dish and setting up to photograph would take another full day away from other recipe creations. The real kicker, and final decision maker, was the fact that filet mignon is NOT cheap! I had to stop right there; I knew this recipe was not the "one" for the competition because it was so expensive to recreate.
The good news... I'm sharing the horseradish filet mignon recipe because it is freaking delicious!
A little more costly than your regular weeknight dinner but perfect for entertaining guests or your special someone.
I'm picturing the Saucy Mama products I used in the recipe with links to their website.
First up: Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish, used to make creamy horseradish compound butter
Next Up: Saucy Mama Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing, used to make hot raspberry dressed broccoli rabe and sugar-plum tomato sauté
Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish Filet Mignon with Hot Raspberry Dressed Broccoli Rabe and Sugar Plum Tomato Saute
Ingredients
- 4 1 inch thick cut filet mignon
- 1 bunch broccoli rabe
- 2 cups sugar plum grape tomato
- 1 minced shallot about 1 tablespoon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ cup Saucy Mama Raspberry Vinaigrette
- 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Compound Butter
- 1 tablespoon Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish sauce
- 1 sticks unsalted butter
Instructions
Directions
For the Compound Butter
- Let 1 stick of butter rest at room temperature for 30 minutes, whisk with Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish until until smooth, cover and refrigerate until ready to use
For the Broccoli Rabe
- Rinse broccoli rabe and tomatoes in cold water, let drain on clean towel
- Roughly chop broccoli rabe
- Heat large nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium high heat
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to hot pan
- Add shallots and tomatoes, blister tomatoes in shallot oil until very hot and skins begins to burst, add broccoli rabe, toss to combine and continue cooking over medium high for 3 - 5 minutes or just until broccoli begins to wilt, reduce heat to medium
- In a small bowl combine Saucy Mama Raspberry Vinaigrette and brown sugar, blend well to combine
- Pour vinaigrette over cooked broccoli rabe,
- Cook for 1 minutes tossing to coat, season with salt and pepper
For the Filet
- Season both sides of filet with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper, set aside
- Heat a heavy bottom or cast iron skillet over medium high heat
- Add ½ tablespoon olive oil to pan, very shortly after add 2 tablespoons butter (adding butter to hot olive oil raises the smoke point of butter allowing for less buring over higher heat)
- Once the butter has stopped bubbling add the filets, cook one side for 6 minutes without turning, while the meat is cooking, braise meat by spooning hot butter over the top of each filet
- Add 1 more tablespoons butter to the pan, turn filets over and cook additional 4 minutes for medium cooked steaks
- Allow filets to rest 4-5 minutes prior to serving
- While steaks are resting, dollop a tablespoon of the cold compound butter onto each filet
- Serve with sauteed broccoli rabe
savourytable
Beautiful recipe! Best of luck Rebecka!
athomewithrebecka
Thanks so much Savoury Table!