Why Do People Like Filet Mignon?
Sep 22, 2009, 11:10 pm
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Why Do People Like Filet Mignon?
Inspired by a thread on Morton's in the SF forum, I have to ask, why eat a relatively flavorless (albeit tender) filet when there are some much more flavorful cuts out there? I like an occasional steak but I never order a filet. It's just too lean and lacks that wonderful flavor that one can get out of something like a ribeye.
So, for those of you who love it, why?
So, for those of you who love it, why?
Sep 22, 2009, 11:26 pm
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Mouthfeel?
For me the reference on filet mignon is the Club Paris in downtown Anchorage and their 14 oz. offering. They'll sear the outside but will hit the mark on doneness in the middle. I think they have an option to stuff with blue cheese, but the plain one has always been fine for me. Maybe they do something super-secret to add flavor (though it doesn't come bacon-wrapped, or anything like that).
For me the reference on filet mignon is the Club Paris in downtown Anchorage and their 14 oz. offering. They'll sear the outside but will hit the mark on doneness in the middle. I think they have an option to stuff with blue cheese, but the plain one has always been fine for me. Maybe they do something super-secret to add flavor (though it doesn't come bacon-wrapped, or anything like that).
Sep 22, 2009, 11:39 pm
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Honestly, I have no idea. Fat equals flavor and the tenderloin completely lacks fat due to the fact from where it is located on the cow. I guess it stems back from "if it costs more money it must be better".
Sep 23, 2009, 12:30 am
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I agree, but a ribeye is much too far in the opposite direction. A fillet seems to work pretty well on airplanes - more forgiving, but I never ever order one in any restaurant or buy one at the store. Actually I almost never order steak in a restaurant because it's so much easier to make a far better one at home, but if I do, it will be a NY strip or sirloin.
Sep 23, 2009, 12:33 am
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I agree, but a ribeye is much too far in the opposite direction. A fillet seems to work pretty well on airplanes - more forgiving, but I never ever order one in any restaurant or buy one at the store. Actually I almost never order steak in a restaurant because it's so much easier to make a far better one at home, but if I do, it will be a NY strip or sirloin.
Sep 23, 2009, 12:56 am
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Filet mignon is my steak of choice. I like the tenderness of the meat coupled with the fact that no surgery is required to enjoy it.
Sep 23, 2009, 2:54 am
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Mouthfeel?
For me the reference on filet mignon is the Club Paris in downtown Anchorage and their 14 oz. offering. They'll sear the outside but will hit the mark on doneness in the middle. I think they have an option to stuff with blue cheese, but the plain one has always been fine for me. Maybe they do something super-secret to add flavor (though it doesn't come bacon-wrapped, or anything like that).
For me the reference on filet mignon is the Club Paris in downtown Anchorage and their 14 oz. offering. They'll sear the outside but will hit the mark on doneness in the middle. I think they have an option to stuff with blue cheese, but the plain one has always been fine for me. Maybe they do something super-secret to add flavor (though it doesn't come bacon-wrapped, or anything like that).
However, I have to say I just had a filet from Orso (just up the street from Club Paris) that was pretty good, but more due to the creative preparation (with a glaze of veal stock and Spanish wine sauce, topped with melted cambozola, and served on a bed of wilted arugula in an apricot-walnut vinaigrette and polenta) than the quality of the steak itself. Club Paris, on the other hand, takes an excellent hunk of meat and cooks it to absolute perfection without the aid of foo-foo extras.
Sep 23, 2009, 2:55 am
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Filet mignon = fillet?
Each to their own, but I'd always go for sirloin in preference (for steak) or a topside joint for roasting. Fillet just lacks in texture and flavour in comparison.
Each to their own, but I'd always go for sirloin in preference (for steak) or a topside joint for roasting. Fillet just lacks in texture and flavour in comparison.
Sep 23, 2009, 2:59 am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filet_mignon
For once, we Americans actually spell and pronounce something more like the French than you do!
For once, we Americans actually spell and pronounce something more like the French than you do!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filet_mignon
For once, we Americans actually spell and pronounce something more like the French than you do!
For once, we Americans actually spell and pronounce something more like the French than you do!
> Yes I drug out an old menu to ensure proper spelling While were also talking about Anchorage Dining
I'll add that Club Paris has excellent burgers too ^
Sep 23, 2009, 5:56 am
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While I prefer rib eyes at home, at a really good steakhouse I'll go for the filet. They'll have prime, aged meat that develops some great flavor (it's not strong, but it is complex). Cook it up black & bleu, give me some wine, and I'm all set.
Filet ("fil-lay") is usually beef, with the pronunciation referencing the French; fillet ("fill-it") is the dominant use for fish.
Filet ("fil-lay") is usually beef, with the pronunciation referencing the French; fillet ("fill-it") is the dominant use for fish.