# FILET MIGNON, CRÈME DE CHIMICHURRI

A simple and quick recipe to prepare a well-rosé and not dry filet mignon with a chimichurri cream sauce.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: fr

## Ingredients

- 1 filet mignon
- 1 red onion
- 15 g parsley
- 15 g wild garlic or garlic clove
- 1 c. à c. Espelette pepper
- 2 c. à s. olive oil
- 20 cl liquid cream
- salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Recover and finely chop one red onion.
2. Chop the wild garlic roughly (or a small clove of garlic if not available).
3. Chop the parsley roughly.
4. Combine the chopped red onion, wild garlic (or garlic), and parsley in a bowl.
5. Add Espelette pepper, fleur de sel, and olive oil to the bowl and mix to create a chimichurri-like sauce.
6. Set the sauce aside.
7. Slice the filet mignon (veal or pork) into approximately 2 cm thick pieces.
8. Season the filet mignon slices with salt and pepper.
9. Sear the filet mignon slices in a hot pan for about 30 seconds on each side.
10. Remove the seared filet mignon from the pan.
11. In the same pan, sauté some small lardons.
12. Add the chimichurri-style condiments (the reserved sauce) to the pan with the lardons.
13. Sauté the condiments for 1 to 2 minutes.
14. Add cream to the pan and let it reduce slightly until it is well thickened.
15. Return the filet mignon to the pan and finish cooking for 1 to 2 minutes in the cream sauce.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl

## Tips

- Do not hesitate to sear the meat well for the sauce.
- Adding small touches of condiment at the end provides a kick.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRVnKKWM/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f5c4391f-4c60-4737-865e-e1e5578208a3
- Extracted: 2026-04-16

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