Sous Vide Filet Mignon

This sous vide filet mignon recipe will guarantee that this expensive steak cut will be buttery soft on the inside, have an amazingly flavorful crust on the surface, and give the home cook perfect results, every single time.

If you are here for the first time and are new to sous vide cooing I suggest you read through my sous vide cooking guide. Lots of great information that isn't covered in this post. Sous vide is a great way of making quick work of pickling too! Sous vide pickled vegetables and sous vide pickled onions are summer time favorites in my house.

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• ✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:
• 🥩 Ingredients needed:
• 📝 Ingredient notes:
• 🔄 Substitutions
• 🌀 Sous Vide Equipment
• 🔪 How to make sous vide filet mignon, basic instructions
• 📷 Making filet mignon sous vide, photo instructions
• 📈 Sous Vide Temperature Chart For Fliet Mignon
• 💧Water Displacement vs. Vac and Seal
• ♨️ Reheating Instructions
• 📝 Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
• 🍽️ More Sous Vide Beef Recipes
• Sous Vide Filet Mignon
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Sarah Mock
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✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:

• Sous vide cooking is the Chefs preferred method of getting edge to edge, perfectly cooked meat every time.
• The gentle, long cook time in a temperature-controlled cooking environment is the best way to give you the most perfect bite of steak you have ever had.
• With the sous vide method you can leave the meat unattended cooking for up to 4 hours without having to worry about overcooking the tender filet mignon steaks.
• Make any special occasion exceptional by serving sous-vide steak.
• Pairs perfectly with many flavorful side dishes! This spicy enoki mushroom recipe is what I served last time I served filet.

🥩 Ingredients needed:

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.

Filet mignon steaks - my grocery store sells them in 8 ounce portions so these could easily be sliced down to 4 ounce portions. 

📝 Ingredient notes:

If you would like to add additional layers of flavor to your perfect steak, I have a few ingredients that would make the perfect addition and lead to making a delicious sauce.

• Garlic - fresh garlic, finely minced. Pre-minced garlic in the jar will work as well.
• Butter - I use salted butter in this recipe.
• Herbs - Fresh sprig of rosemary.

🔄 Substitutions

🌀 Sous Vide Equipment

• Breville Joule Sous Vide - This is the sous vide imersion circulator that I use. I love the wifi feature!
• Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker - Another popular brand of sous vide circulator. I don't have one but many people do and love this brand.
• Sous Vide Container (3.0 Gallon) - Any container that can tollerate heat will work but I use this sous vide container.
• Sous Vide Lid for LIPAVI C10 Container - Use with Anova Precision / Nano / Pro, Joule, Instant Pot, Wancle or virtually all other models. Do not accept a bad fit! The smart silicone sleeve on our lid will ensure a snug fit, with NO GAP. Up to a diametre of 2.755 inches
• Cast Iron Skillet - got to get that HIGH HEAT for an amazing sear and cast iron is the best pan to get that sear.

🔪 How to make sous vide filet mignon, basic instructions

1. Preheat the sous vide water bath to the desired internal temperature of the steak.
2. Truss each piece of filet to help it keep the traditional filet mignon shape.
3. Sear all sides of the beef.
4. Deglaze the pan, optional.
5. Add the meat and the deglaze to a sous vide bag. (or vacuum seal bag)
6. Seal the bag or use the water displacement method to remove the air from the bag.
7. Cook.
8. Resear the meat in on a high heat pan.If making sauce, add ingredients to the pan and reduce.

📷 Making filet mignon sous vide, photo instructions

1. Determine your desired doneness for your steak from the chart below.Make note of the THICKNESS of the steak. This will determine the length of the cooking time. Count on one hour of cook time per inch of meat in thickness.
2. Truss the steak around the circumference of the cut with a piece of kitchen twine, if desired.
   
3. Set your sous vide machine to the desired temperature, allowing it to heat up while you prepare the meat for sous vide.
4. Preheat a heavy bottom pan or a cast-iron skillet to the point of smoking.
   
5. Lightly brush your steaks with oilive oil or the high heat oil of your choice or drizzle a few tablespoons in the bottom of the screaming hot skillet.
   
6. Sear on high heat for one minute per side. Do not move the meat once it comes in contact with the pan. You don't want to break the sear until you are sure you have the color you want.
   
7. The steaks will easily pull away from the pan when they have been properly seared with a nice crust.
8. Once the steaks have been preseared, remove them to a clean plate.
   
9. Turn off the heat and deglaze the pan with a few tablespoons of butter, add minced fresh garlic and herbs.
10. Quickly cook the garlic and the herbs. If the foaming butter cooks away, add a splash of stock, wine, or water to help loosen the fond from the bottom of the pan.
    
11. Pour the contents of the deglazed pan into a clean bowl to cool for a moment before adding it to the sous vide bag and the preseared steaks.
    
12. Vac and seal the bag with a vacuum sealer being sure to press the SEAL button as soon as you see the liquid reaching the edge. Not ALL the air will be removed but it will be enough. 🛑STOP HERE IF YOU ARE MEAL PREPPING STEAKS TO COOK AT A LATER TIME.🛑
    
13. Once the sous vide bath has come up to your desired temperature, add the bagged-up steaks to the water. If you don't have a vac and seal machine, use the water displacement method and secure the bag to the edge of the cooking vessel with a clip. (see instructions below)
14. Cook for 1 hour per inch of thickness.
15. After cooking remove the steaks from their cooking bag to a clean plate patting them dry with clean paper towels.
    
16. Reserve the juices, or purge, from the bag to be used in a pan sauce if you are making one.
    
17. Reheat your cast iron pan to smoking hot and sear the steaks on both sides, bringing back the amazingly flavorful crust.
18. Transfer the sous vide steak to a serving plate and make the sauce.
    
19. To make the sauce add 3 tablespoons of butter to the hot pan, scrape the fond from the bottom of the pan, add the juices from the sous vide bag. To stretch your sauce add ½ cup to 1 cup of stock or red wine to the pan. Allow the sauce to reduce and thicken.
    
20. Spoon the sauce around the steaks, top with salt and black pepper. I also will add a pat of butter for extra richness.

📈 Sous Vide Temperature Chart For Fliet Mignon

Choose your preferred internal temperature and doneness for filet mignon below. PLEASE honor the animal and the farmer who raised it by not cooking this delicate cut of meat above medium-rare.

You can also choose a temperature between two doneness temperatures. For example, my family likes steak at 132. We learned this over time and made note of what temperature we cooked the steak and adjusted to meet our preferences.

Doneness	Temp F	Temp C	Time Minimum	Time Max
Rare (1 in/ 2.5 cm)	120	49	1 hour	4 hours
Rare (2 in /5 cm)	120	49	2 hours	6 hours
Medium Rare (1 in/ 2.5 cm)	134	56.5	1 hour	4 hours
Medium Rare (2 in /5 cm)	134	56.5	2 hours	6 hours
Medium (1 in/ 2.5 cm)	140	60	1 hour	4 hours
Medium (2 in /5 cm)	140	60	2 hours	6 hours
Medium Well (1 in/ 2.5 cm)	150	65.5	1 hour	4 hours
Medium Well (2 in /5 cm)	150	65.5	2 hours	6 hours
Well Done (1 in/ 2.5 cm)	160 +	71 +	1 hour	4 hours
Well Done (2 in /5 cm)	160 +	71 +	2 hours	6 hours

💧Water Displacement vs. Vac and Seal

I have found that the water displacement method is my preferred method of sealing the bag when there is a bone in the meat. There is less chance of a puncture from the bone with water displacement vs. vac and seal.

Water displacement also known as Archimedes’ principle is when the pressure of the water forces the air out of the bag. 

To submerge using the water displacement method:

1. Place the meat in a heavy-duty, zip-top bag and close all but about 1 inch of the zip-top bag.
2. Submerge the bag in the water allowing the pressure of the water to force the air out.
3. Just as the water gets to the gap in the bag, close the bag.

f using a vac and seal bag, be sure to double seal the top and bottom seams because this will be a long cook. Look for a vac and seal bag with a side gusset to help accommodate the larger piece of meat.

♨️ Reheating Instructions

Depending on how much time I have to reheat the steak, if there is any leftover, I will either resear it on a screaming hot skillet or drop it into the sous vide bath. When I do the sous vide reheat method, I put the meat in then turn on the circulator. By the time the water has come up to temperature, the steak has warmed through.

📝 Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:

👩‍🍳 Chef Tip

Start with HOT water in your sous vide machine. Hot tap water will work well enough. This will reduce the time it takes for the sous vide circulator to heat the cooking water.

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