Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa

Name: Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa
Prep time: 1 h 52 min
Cook time: 1 h 52 min
Total time: 1 h 52 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 ancho chiles; 2 grilled red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 1 leave Cilantro , for garnish; 4 filet mignon, 8 ounces each; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 227 grams fresh goat cheese, cut into 4 slices; 4 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons honey; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 3 Tbsps red wine vinegar

Black Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon with Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper-Ancho Salsa might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 777 calories, 45g of protein, and 57g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 4. A mixture of garlic, coarsely ground pepper, goat cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is an expensive recipe for fans of Mexican food.

Instructions

Place the ancho chiles in a medium bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

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Ancho Chili Pepper

Water

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Bowl

Remove the chiles from the soaking liquid, stem and coarsely chop, and combine in a blender with the garlic, pine nuts, honey and 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Blend until smooth.

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Pine Nuts

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Honey

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Blender

Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and stir in the bell pepper strips, vinegar, cilantro, salt and pepper. Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours before serving.

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Salt And Pepper

Bell Pepper

Cilantro

Vinegar

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Bowl

Heat your grill to high.

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Grill

Brush the filets with the oil and season both sides of each filet with the salt and 1 side of each filet with the black pepper.

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Black Pepper

Salt

Cooking Oil

Place the steaks on the grill, pepper side down and grill until lightly charred and crusty, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the steaks over, and grill for 2 to 3 minutes longer for medium-rare.

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Pepper

Steak

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Grill

Turn the steaks, once more so that the pepper side is facing up and top each filet with a slice of the cheese. Close the cover and grill until the cheese begins to melt slightly, about 1 minute.

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Cheese

Pepper

Steak

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Grill

Remove the steaks from the grill, let rest for 5 minutes. Top each filet with the roasted red pepper-ancho salsa.

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Roasted Red Peppers

Steak

Salsa

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Grill

Garnish with cilantro leaves, before serving.

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Fresh Cilantro

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Bowl

Blender

Grill

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Servings:

ancho chiles 2

grilled red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1Tbsp

canola oil 1leave

Cilantro , for garnish 4

filet mignon, 8 ounces each 3Tbsps

chopped fresh cilantro leaves 3cloves

garlic, coarsely chopped 227grams

fresh goat cheese, cut into 4 slices 4teaspoons

coarsely ground black pepper 2teaspoons

honey 0teaspoons

kosher salt 1teaspoon

kosher salt 2Tbsps

pine nuts 3Tbsps

red wine vinegar

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Sandhi Sanford and Benedict Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 65 dollars per bottle.