Giada De Laurentiis Shows How to Make Filet Mignon with Gorgonzola and Balsamic

gorgonzola cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: blue cheese

Feta offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

filet mignon

🥗Healthier: sirloin

💰Cheaper: chuck steak

Sirloin is leaner and more affordable than filet.

Let the filet mignon sit in the fridge until right before cooking to keep it cold.

Heat a pan over medium-high heat.

Sear the filet mignon in the pan, cooking for 2 minutes on one side without touching it to get a nice crust.

Flip the filet mignon and cook for another 2 minutes on the other side.

Transfer the filet mignon to the oven at a temperature between 375 and 425 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on thickness, for about 10 minutes for fully cooked steak.

While the steak is in the oven, reduce balsamic vinegar in a separate pan over medium heat, adding sugar to sweeten it, and let it reduce for about 15 minutes until syrupy.

Remove the steak from the oven and place a piece of gorgonzola cheese on top of each filet mignon to melt.

Serve the filet mignon with the balsamic reduction drizzled over it.

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