Each year on the 13th of August, it is deemed the national day to celebrate everyone’s favorite cut of beef (well at least mine for sure). In case you were wondering, filet mignon is actually French for “cute filet” or “dainty filet”.
Nowadays, it seems every food and its lesser known cousin has a national “day”. I have to admit that I actually do love when I find out there is a celebratory occasion for a food I enjoy. Even more so, I adore coinciding that day’s menu with the featured food. Needless to say, I will be paying homage to as many of these national food days as possible throughout this blog. Now let’s take a look at a delicious, tried & true recipe you too can make at home to celebrate…
The first step is to start with fresh, lean filet mignons. I always find beautiful center cut steaks at Trader Joe’s. Oh, I haven’t yet mentioned my fondness for Trader Joe’s, but more on that in future blogs. So anyway…
The following recipe is a brilliant way to utilize today’s celebratory meat. The tender chunks of filet melt in your mouth while bursting with flavor. It only takes a handful of ingredients to create a tasty main course. The mushrooms are a lovely addition, but if you are not a fan of the fungi, just omit.
#NationalFiletMignonDayPour a glass of Prosecco to accompany your filet mignon dinner because, yes you guessed it, today is also National Prosecco Wine Day!
Happy cooking! Happy eating! 🙂