Filet Mignon With Goat Cheese and Balsamic Reduction

chia's Note:

filet mignon is my favorite cut of beef, and i travel to philadelphia's italian market to a butcher who knows how to cut it right. this is yet another easy way to serve this delectable steak, from food network.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 ½ cups balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 (5 ounce) filet mignon steaks (each about 1-inch thick)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 ounces soft fresh goat cheese

Directions:

1. Boil the balsamic vinegar and sugar in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup, stirring occasionally, about 18 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, preheat the broiler.
3. Melt the butter in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Sprinkle the steaks with salt and pepper.
5. Cook the steaks to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.
6. Transfer the steaks to a baking sheet.
7. Crumble the cheese over the steaks and broil just until the cheese melts, about 1 minute.
8. Sprinkle with pepper.
9. Transfer the steaks to plates. Drizzle the balsamic sauce around the steaks and serve.

Reviews

[Cooks4_6]

Absolutely delicious! The grocery had top sirloin steaks on sale, and I had goat cheese to use and ran across your recipe. I grilled the steaks to medium rare, topped with goat cheese and placed under the broiler for 1 minute ... perfection! I will definiltely make this again!

[Julie421511]

Pretty good. Had pretty thin filet's, so I pan fried for 3 mins on each side and were perfect 'medium'. I broiled them for about 5 minutes on a low broil. Do be careful with the balsamic reduction, as it can easily burn. This is definitely a quick and easy, but gourmet tasting recipe, thank you for posting it Chia!

[FranTic64]

Fantastic! Loved it. Word of advice: you can't make the sauce in advance because it gets hard when it cools.