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Home Blog Cooking Method Sous Vide

Sous Vide Filet Mignon with Garlic & Herb Butter

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 01/22/21 Updated: 04/29/22
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This sous vide filet mignon produces the most incredibly tender, flavorful, and moist filet mignon you’ve ever had! Pan seared for a beautiful browned crust with delicious herb butter, this recipe rivals the very best restaurant filet mignon you’ve ever had.

Cut sous vide filet mignon in cast iron skillet

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • Sous vide, or “under vacuum”, is the process of cooking vacuum-sealed food to a specific, exact temperature in water bath. No worrying about overcooked, dried-out steak here!
  • You’ll end up with perfectly-cooked, juicy filet mignon in just over an hour (depending on the thickness of your steak) without having to do much actual cooking at all.
  • The sous vide method is a fantastic way to cook raw filets, but it’s also a perfect method for reheating! To reheat, the water temperature should be just below the original cooking temperature. Use the same method and cook times you used the first time.
  • Since it needs time to set up in the refrigerator, the herb butter can be made a day or two ahead of time so it’s ready. to use as soon as the filet mignon are seared.
  • Sous vide filet mignon goes wonderfully with a variety of sides, like keto green beans or rosemary roasted potatoes.
Overhead photo of filet mignon in a pan with garlic herb butter

Key Ingredients

Herb Butter – OK, butter on steak is classic, but this butter on top of juicy, moist filet mignon will absolutely change your world. What’s even better is how versatile this herb butter is. Thanks to the garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper, it’s full of flavor that pairs deliciously with mashed potatoes, green beans, and asparagus, in addition to filet mignon.

Filet Mignon – Filet mignon, cut from the tenderloin, has an amazing, melt-in-your-mouth, buttery texture. It’s a more expensive cut, but that’s because it’s so good. Perfectly cooked filet mignon is so tender you don’t even need a sharp knife to cut right through it.

Chef’s Tips

  • If you don’t have a vacuum sealer, you can use the water displacement method to vacuum seal your food! Place the filet mignon in an appropriately-sized plastic bag (like a Ziploc gallon-sized bag) and seal halfway across the top. Heat water with sous vide immersion cooker, then slowly lower the bag of filet mignon into the water. You should see the bag cling to the food as the pressure from the water forces the air out. Once the food is entirely submerged and the air is completely out, seal the bag the rest of the way.
  • If the bag of steak tries to float, attach it to the side of the pot with a clothespin or binder clip. The steak should be submerged to cook properly.
  • Since the temperature-controlled water regulates the temperature of the filet mignon, you don’t have to worry about overcooking the steak. If you leave it in the water for too long, though, the meat can break down and become soft and mushy. For one-inch thick steak, cook for an hour, and for two-and-a-half inch thick steak, cook closer to four hours. Don’t let the filets sous vide for more than four hours, though.
  • If your filet mignon are very large, vacuum seal two steaks to a bag rather than all four in one bag. That way they’ll get a better seal and cook more evenly.
Sous vide filet mignon on a plate

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Cut sous vide filet mignon in cast iron skillet
5 from 4 votes

Sous Vide Filet Mignon with Garlic & Herb Butter

Prep:10 minutes
Cook:1 hour 15 minutes
Total:1 hour 25 minutes
This sous vide filet mignon produces the most incredibly tender, flavorful, and moist filet mignon you've ever had! Pan seared for a beautiful browned crust with delicious herb butter, this recipe rivals the very best restaurant filet mignon you've ever had.
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Ingredients

For the Herb Butter

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 – 1½ teaspoons garlic roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons shallots roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

For the Filet Mignon

  • 4 filet mignon at least 2-inches thick, best quality possible
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Equipment

  • Pot or other heat-resistant container
  • Sous vide immersion cooker
  • Vacuum sealer (or use the water displacement method)
  • Plastic bags for vacuum sealing
  • Cast iron skillet
  • Food processor
  • Plastic wrap

Instructions 

  • For the Herb Butter: Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Spoon onto a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a log shape. Chill until firm.
  • Fill a pot or other large container half full of hot or warm water. Preheat sous vide immersion cooker to 130° Fahrenheit. Vacuum seal filet mignon in a plastic bag using a vacuum sealer or water displacement method (see Notes). Place bag in water bath.
  • Cook at least 1 hour (for 1-inch thick filet mignon), and no more than 4 hours (for 2.5-inch thick filet mignon).
    Filet mignon in a sous vide immersion cooker
  • Remove filet mignon from bag and pat very dry. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Add butter, then immediately add steaks. Cook 2 minutes, then flip and cook another 2 minutes. Make sure steaks are coated in butter on each side in order to caramelize the exterior.
  • When browned on both sides, plate and top with herb butter.
    Medium rare sous vide filet mignon topped with herb butter

Notes

  • 130° Fahrenheit water temperature will result in perfect medium-rare filet mignon. For more-cooked steaks, target 140°F for medium and 150°F for medium-well.
  • Water Displacement Method: If you don’t have a vacuum sealer, place your ingredients in an appropriately-sized plastic bag (like a Ziploc gallon-sized bag) and seal halfway across the top. Heat water with sous vide immersion cooker, then slowly lower the bag of filet mignon into the water. You should see the bag cling to the food as the pressure from the water forces the air out. Once the food is entirely submerged and the air is completely out, seal the bag completely.
 
Recipe yields approximately 8 servings. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving out of 8 using the ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 8. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 4ounces, Calories: 364kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 16g, Fat: 33g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 215mg, Potassium: 289mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 601IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 2mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. Lynda says

    Posted on 8/25/22 at 8:49 pm

    I am new to using Sous Vide and excited to try it on filet mignon. This recipe sounds amazing, will try it as soon as I receive my Sous Vide and let you know my results. Thank you sooo much!5 stars

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 8/29/22 at 8:49 pm

      Please let us know how it works out for you, Lynda! I hope you love it!

      Reply
  2. Bev Ferguson says

    Posted on 12/31/21 at 9:13 pm

    We have tried many recipes for filets and this was the best so far!5 stars

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 1/3/22 at 7:41 pm

      So glad to hear it!5 stars

      Reply
  3. Al says

    Posted on 1/23/21 at 12:13 pm

    Will ghee work for a dairy free option? I can’t imagine it wouldn’t!

    Reply
    • Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:28 am

      Sure!5 stars

      Reply

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