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Sliced smoked filet mignon.

Smoked Filet Mignon

Allyson Letal
Smoked filet mignon is ultra-tender and buttery and is improved by smoking on your Traeger or other pellet grill and then reverse searing.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Smoked
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 47 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 4 1 - 1/2 inch thick filet mignon steaks also called beef tenderloin medallions
  • 4 tablespoons Montreal steak spice or your favourite steak spice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat smoker to 225f.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the 4 1 - 1/2 inch thick filet mignon steaks by sprinkling liberally with 4 tablespoons Montreal steak spice or your favourite steak spice. Get both sides as well as the edges.
  • Allow the beef to rest, seasoned at room temperature until the smoker reaches temperature.
  • Once the smoker reaches temperature, place the steaks on the middle rack of your pellet grill and allow them to smoke at 225f until they reach an internal temperature of 120f. For our 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch steaks this takes about an hour.
  • When the filet mignon steaks reach 125 degrees Fahrenheit, remove them from the smoker and allow them to rest on a plate while preheating a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add some bacon grease, tallow, or any high temp oil to the skillet.
  • Sear the steaks for 45 seconds to 1 minute on each side.
  • Remove steaks from the cast iron skillet and serve immediately.

Notes

Filet Mignon Internal Temperature Guide:

** Medium Rare is the recommended cooking temperature
  • Rare: 125 f
  • Medium rare: 135 f
  • Medium: 145 f
  • Medium well: 155 f
  • Well done: 160 f +

Batch:

This recipe is easily scalable up and down as desired. We often smoke extra tenderloin steaks and then vacuum seal to reheat in the SOUS VIDE later on.

Storage:

Smoked filet mignon can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. If you've got too many leftovers, vacuum seal and freeze them for later use in stir fry, salads, sandwiches. Smoked steak is ALWAYS delicious!

variations + substitutions

  • sub the Montreal steak spice for a simple kosher salt, pepper, garlic seasoning.
  • skip the sear!
  • serve with butter-fried mushrooms and COMPOUND BUTTER.
  • make it with BACON! Bacon wrapped smoked filet mignon is SO good!

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 5mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 6gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 236mgIron: 6mg
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