New Year's Eve is always a nice dinner for us to close out the year and it usually involves surf n' turf. My friend Robert aka
tx smoker
was gracious enough to send me a few goodies for Christmas. So for NYE dinner, I thawed out some Certified Piedmontese Beef Filet Mignons. They were accompanied by broiled lobster tail, baked potatoes and mushrooms.
I started by wrapping the filets with some of my homemade bacon and just seasoned with salt/pepper.
I decided to pan sear these and throw them in the oven since it was raining out. Here they are prior to going in the oven.
Out of the oven and resting. I seared each side for about a minute in a mixture of oil and butter, definitely open a window!
I usually steam lobster tail but since the stove was occupied with the filets and mushrooms, I decided to broil them instead. Tail meat was butterflied and placed on top the shell. I brushed each tail with a mixture of lemon, garlic, dijon, butter and garlic.
When I pulled the filets off the CI pan, I deglazed the browned bits with a little bit of beef broth and stirred in a pat of butter. This quick pan sauce was then added to the finished mushrooms. This elevated them to another level.
My finished plate.
And of course a cut shot. Doneness was perfect for me!
This was a spectacular meal and we were both stuffed! My wife and I didn't even make it until midnight. We were watching the Yellowstone marathon and both passed out. Our New Year's Day tradition is always pork and sauerkraut. I tried to snap a quick picture but was nudged out of the way by hungry family members. So this blurry picture is all I got.
Have a good and prosperous 2023.
tx smoker
was gracious enough to send me a few goodies for Christmas. So for NYE dinner, I thawed out some Certified Piedmontese Beef Filet Mignons. They were accompanied by broiled lobster tail, baked potatoes and mushrooms.I started by wrapping the filets with some of my homemade bacon and just seasoned with salt/pepper.
I decided to pan sear these and throw them in the oven since it was raining out. Here they are prior to going in the oven.
Out of the oven and resting. I seared each side for about a minute in a mixture of oil and butter, definitely open a window!
I usually steam lobster tail but since the stove was occupied with the filets and mushrooms, I decided to broil them instead. Tail meat was butterflied and placed on top the shell. I brushed each tail with a mixture of lemon, garlic, dijon, butter and garlic.
When I pulled the filets off the CI pan, I deglazed the browned bits with a little bit of beef broth and stirred in a pat of butter. This quick pan sauce was then added to the finished mushrooms. This elevated them to another level.
My finished plate.
And of course a cut shot. Doneness was perfect for me!
This was a spectacular meal and we were both stuffed! My wife and I didn't even make it until midnight. We were watching the Yellowstone marathon and both passed out. Our New Year's Day tradition is always pork and sauerkraut. I tried to snap a quick picture but was nudged out of the way by hungry family members. So this blurry picture is all I got.
Have a good and prosperous 2023.
