crab-stuffed filet mignon with whiskey peppercorn sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• crab stuffing:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced onion
• 1 teaspoon minced green onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced celery
• 1 teaspoon minced green bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons shrimp stock or water
• 1 (6 ounce) can crab meat, drained
• 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon seasoning
• peppercorn sauce
• 1 1/4 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 fluid ounce whiskey
• 1 cup heavy cream
• steaks:
• 4 (6 ounce) filet mignon steaks
• 4 slices bacon, cooked lightly
• salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced shallot
• 1 cup crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 fluid ounce whiskey
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

Recipe

Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• make crab stuffing: heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet. saute onion, green onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper until tender. stir in shrimp stock, crab meat, bread crumbs, and seasoning. remove from heat, and set aside.
• prepare peppercorn sauce: in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine beef broth and cracked black pepper. simmer until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently. add1 ounce whiskey and 1 cup cream. continue simmering until reduced to 1 cup. remove from heat, and set aside.
• prepare steaks: slice a pocket into the side of each steak, and stuff generously with crab stuffing. wrap bacon around side, and secure with toothpicks. season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside. heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. saute garlic and shallot for 1 minute. stir in mushrooms, and saute until tender. remove mushroom mixture, and set aside.
• place steaks in skillet, and cook to desired doneness. remove from skillet, and keep warm. deglaze skillet with 1 ounce whiskey. reduce heat, and stir in peppercorn sauce and dijon mustard. add mushroom mixture, and reduce sauce until thickened. remove toothpicks and bacon from steaks, and arrange steaks on a plate. top with sauce.