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Slices of Fillet Mignon Steak

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Slices of Fillet Mignon Steak

The most tender, most delicious fillet steak cuts, and my hubby’s absolute favourite meal. I normally serve it with a pepper steak sauce which adds amazing flavour and spice to the meal. Our favourite ‘special weekend’ dinner!! 
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Marinade

  • 1 kg fillet steak cut into slices (get the tenderest cuts of meat) - Make small cuts on the fillet slices. Make a paste of the ingredients below and rub on both sides of the steak. Cover & refrigerate for 4 hrs to overnight
  • 1 tbsp. ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp. garlic paste
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp. yoghurt
  • 2 tsp. red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp. roughly crushed black pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin powder

Ingredients for Pepper Sauce

  • 1 onion chopped fine
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vinegar
  • splash of soya sauce or any steak sauce like A1, Worcestershire, HP sauce..etc.
  • 1 tsp. corn flour mixed in a bit of water to form a paste
  • water you can use the stock remaining from boiling steak
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. cream optional
  • 1 tbsp. crushed black pepper

Instructions
 

  • For the Steak
    Mix everything into a paste, then apply on the steak slices on both sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
    Put the steak in a pressure cooker with 1 cup of water and cook for about 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Remove and set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. of butter on a frying pan, then fry the steak on both sides just to give it a nice color.
    If any water remained after boiling the steak, set it aside to be used in the sauce.
    For the Sauce
    Heat the butter in the same pan as you fried the steak, fry the onions until almost golden. Add the vinegar and scrape any meat stuck on the pan. Add the water and salt, simmer together for a while. Add the corn flour and stir until slightly thickened, then finally add the cream. Mix together, add the black pepper, splash of soya sauce or any steak sauce, adjust salt and your sauce is ready to serve

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  1. This recipe is bang on !!!! just what i wanted to have and im thinking of doing it at least once a week .. kudos !!!!

  2. I am making this recipe now with your baked baby potatoes, InshaAllah will let you know how it turns out, its looking good so far.

  3. My husband luv steaks.I always thought that it would be very difficult to make but this recipe is really simple ,i will try this weekend ISHALLAH. Thx Fauzia

  4. Use fresh/cooking cream, otherwise you can dilute heavy cream with some milk and use that instead.

  5. Salaams. Can I use a slow cooker or the oven to cook the steaks? Or does it have to be a pressure cooker? If so, how long should it be cooked for? Thanks 🙂

    1. W/Salaam, you can use a slow cooker or oven, although pressure cooker retains moisture in the meat giving a more succulent steak.

  6. Asalam aleykum fauzia, am a huge fan of steaks n so is ma hubby, bt used 2make it differently n I would like to try ur way….so can i use rump steak for this recipe and do I have to boil it like da other fillets..thnx

    1. W/Salaam, rump steak is a bit tougher than fillet. So yes you would need to boil it.

  7. Thnx 4ur reply fauzia bt wen rump steak is cut into thinly sliced fillets I think bcmes soft just by grillin.

  8. pls could u do a recepie for a leg of lamb, it can be a
    a simple recepie or with indian spices pls pls do it if u can thankyou.

  9. ASALAMUALIKUM from where we get this meat ,its neccecary to use steak meat ,we cant use and type of meat,steak means bone less meat aur what plz explain

    1. salaam, can you tell me where can i get the steak sauce?
      I have search in some hypermarket but couldn’t find one.

        1. Assalamu aleykum, Shukran for all your goodwork and all the help, you turned someone of us to be thinkers of what im going to cook 2nite, instead of what im going to order tonite or which restaurant to go dine!
          i have one question could you please tell me which butter you talk about in most of the meals, is it the baking butter or the “Ghee butter” especially in meats and chicken? thankyou dear…

          1. W/Salaam, thank you. I normally always use the baking/breakfast butter.

  10. Assalam olikum ,i have just
    Assalam olikum ,i have just made your steak recipe and it was a hit with all the family,thank you very much for giving us easy to follow recipe’s.may Allah give u good health and strength to contiune with the good work Ameen.I never remember to take a pic,i have made some of yr other recipe as well thank you again.

  11. Hie! I tried this and it
    Hie! I tried this and it turned out very very good. Planning to do this for a friends gathering. Can u plz tell how many times shall I multiply ur given quantity for 26 ppl?

    1. Hi and thanks!! Normally this
      Hi and thanks!! Normally this serves 4-5 people. So depending on what else you make on the side, I think 5 kg is safe. Do it in batches to make sure the results are consistent. 🙂

  12. Tried and turned out so well.
    Tried and turned out so well…thanks for sharing …my hubby lovedddd the dish

  13. Asalaamualeikum Fauzia.
    Asalaamualeikum Fauzia.
    I stumbled upon your website and found your recipies to be very easy and helpful. I tried this nyama recipe last week and it was absolutely fantastic. I must admit I was a bit skeptical about the masalas when boiling, and once i boiled and tasted it didnt taste very good but when I made the sauce and poured it over the steak and served with fried, it was so yummy. Thank you sooo much. We’re fasting today, so once again I’m browsing to see something special for iftari and for Idd tomorrow. Shukhran.

  14. Salaam, I just wanted to ask
    Salaam, I just wanted to ask u exactly what kind of meat is this. We tend to eat lamb here and not beef, so I wanted to ask u what shud i ask the butcher for. Also, is it white or brown vinegar u used in this recipe. Thanks.

    1. W/Salaam, for lamb any good
      W/Salaam, for lamb any good clean boneless cut will be good because lamb tends to be more tender than beef. Any vinegar will work here. 🙂

  15. Salaams sister I just wanted
    Salaams sister I just wanted to say that I love cooking this dish for my family, it is an amazing dish and we all love it. well done and keep up the good work. 🙂

  16. I wanted to ask do I need to
    I wanted to ask do I need to cut a standard beef steak further into thin slices? N if yes then in how many approximately. …n also I dont have a pressure cooker….can I cook it in a simple pot n if yes then procedure will b same or a lil bit different?

    1. Am not sure I understand what
      Am not sure I understand what you mean by how many approximately. Is your steak presliced? It just needs to be in slices of about half inch thickness. And yes you can cook in an open pot. Keep the heat on medium to low.

  17. Hi. If im boiling normal as i
    Hi. If im boiling normal as i dont have a pressure cooker, how much water do i put n how long do i boil for? Also am i boiling with the marinade? Reply soon so can make tonight. Thanks.

    1. Hi, start off with a quarter
      Hi, start off with a quarter cup of water plus the marinade. Then top up with more if needed. 🙂

  18. Hi,
    Hi,
    Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes! If I make this with lamb meat, do I still need to do the boiling stage and if so for how long in a pan on the cooker as I don’t have a pressure cooker. Thanks!

    1. Hi, yes just preboil the meat
      Hi, yes just preboil the meat first until tender on low heat at a gentle simmer.

  19. Salaam aleikum.my qn is my
    Salaam aleikum.my qn is my steak was hard though i had boil it wid the marination n quater of water

  20. A.a.hope ur okay.. I wanna
    A.a.hope ur okay.. I wanna try this pepper steak but confused on the cream.. which one should I buy? Shukran

    1. W/Salaam, any cooking cream
      W/Salaam, any cooking cream will work for this, be it heavy or single cream.

  21. Salaam Fauzia,
    Salaam Fauzia,
    Hope you’re well. I’ve made this before and I have to say it was a hit with my husband who is a big fan of steak, I’d tried other recipes and didn’t turn out as good. But for the life of me I don’t know how much water I added to the sauce!!! For this recipe, how much water would you need to add to the sauce? I think when I made it I ended up making less sauce, probably bc of the amount of water I’d added.
    Hoping you can reply very soon as planning of making it for tomorrow’s iftaar Insha’Allah!
    Take care
    Hafizah

    1. W/Salaam, thanks for such a
      W/Salaam, thanks for such a lovely feedback. Start off with 1 cup of water for the sauce, and after cooking if you find that it is too thick add a little more very gradually while stirring when it is still on the stove to loosen it up.

  22. Jazakillahu khaira. I made it
    Jazakillahu khaira. I made it again and husband liked it just as much! Alhamdulillah.
    I have another question though, I’m thinking of making mixed steak this time for tomorrow’s iftaar Insha’Allah, chicken and lamb. I used this recipe for lamb and it turned out really nice. I know you have a different recipe for chicken steak but it’s quite different to this, and even the sauce in both the recipes are quite different. How would you suggest I go about making mixed steak? Which recipe to use for the chicken steak? Shall I use this one and make it together with the lamb or use the Chicken steak recipe? Also then which sauce? Such a big dilemma for me! Can’t decide as I don’t know how it’ll taste!!!!
    Hope you can help me somehow and advice me Insha’Allah.
    Take care Fauzia!
    Hope Ramadhan is going well for you.

    1. Thank you! I think the
      Thank you! I think the chicken steak works best with the other recipe, you can then serve it with the sauce given for the other one. Hope it turns out well for you! 🙂

  23. Hello i tried to make dis
    Hello i tried to make dis recipe it turnout awesome, just wantd to ask can i make dis recipe wit fillet cubes for friends gathering of 20ppl?

    1. Hi, yes that should be fine,
      Hi, yes that should be fine, although smaller cuts of meat will take less time to cook.

  24. Hello i made dis recipe it
    Hello i made dis recipe it was bang on!! Wanted to ask if i want to make for friends gathering around 18ppl bt i want to do with steak cubes will it be nice?tia

  25. Hi, id like to make this, my pressure cooker boils meat for 45 mins atleast and your instructions say 15 mins.

    What do i do? Thankyou

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