Description
Luxurious filet mignon with shrimp and lobster cream sauce elevates classic surf and turf to gourmet heights. Chefs and home cooks will savor this elegant dish that combines tender beef with rich seafood complexity.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 (6 oz/170 g) filet mignon steaks
- 4 oz/113 g shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 oz/113 g lobster meat, chopped
- 2 tablespoons/30 ml olive oil
- ½ cup/120 ml finely chopped shallots
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup/120 ml chicken broth
- 1 cup/240 ml heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml unsalted butter
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Seasoning: Generously coat filet mignon steaks with salt and black pepper, ensuring comprehensive coverage across all surfaces.
- Searing Preparation: Heat large skillet over medium-high temperature, adding olive oil to create an ideal cooking environment for developing a robust golden-brown exterior.
- Protein Cooking: Strategically place seasoned steaks into hot skillet, allowing each side to caramelize for 4-5 minutes, achieving perfect medium-rare doneness while creating a flavorful crust.
- Seafood Infusion: After removing steaks and tenting with foil, utilize the same skillet to sauté shallots and garlic until translucent, then gently introduce shrimp and lobster, cooking until they transform to a delicate opaque state.
- Sauce Development: Deglaze pan with chicken broth, scraping accumulated flavor fragments, then integrate heavy cream and fresh thyme, simmering to create a rich, velvety sauce that gradually thickens and intensifies in complexity.
- Finishing Touch: Remove from heat, whisk in cold butter until achieving a luxurious, glossy consistency that elevates the sauce’s texture and depth.
- Plating and Presentation: Arrange filet mignon steaks and lavishly drench with the decadent seafood cream sauce, serving immediately to preserve optimal temperature and gastronomic integrity.
Notes
- Seasoning Technique: Generously coat steaks with salt and pepper, ensuring complete and even coverage for maximum flavor absorption.
- Searing Secrets: Use medium-high heat to create a golden-brown crust, which locks in juices and develops rich caramelization on the meat’s surface.
- Seafood Timing: Cook shrimp and lobster briefly (2-3 minutes) to prevent overcooking, maintaining their tender, delicate texture and preventing rubbery consistency.
- Sauce Finishing Touch: Add cold butter off the heat to create a silky, glossy sauce that enhances overall dish richness without breaking the emulsion.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg