Filets Mignons with Orange Fennel Crust

Ingredients for Filets Mignons with Orange Fennel Crust

• 35g fine dry bread crumbs

• 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, coarsely chopped

• 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh orange zest

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 3/4 teaspoons salt

• 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

• 4 (1 1/4-inch-thick) filets mignons (beef tenderloin steaks

• about 200g each)

• 20ml Dijon mustard

How to make Filets Mignons with Orange Fennel Crust

Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 260°C.

Stir together bread crumbs, fennel seeds, zest, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl until combined well.

Pat steaks dry, then sprinkle all over with remaining 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear steaks until browned well on bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and turn steaks over with a spatula. Spread top of each steak with 1 teaspoon mustard, then sprinkle evenly with bread crumb mixture. Transfer skillet to oven and roast steaks, without turning over, 5 minutes for medium-rare.

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