Sous Vide Steak: The Pursuit of Perfection

Prepare dinner like a pro when making a sous vide steak. Just place your meal in a sous vide cooker, then wait until it's done to your liking.

Hands down, my family’s favorite dinner is a perfectly cooked steak with a side of potatoes. I think they would eat it every single night if they could. I’ve always thought that the only way to cook a really great steak was either on the grill or in a skillet, it’s the way my dad always cooked steak, so that’s what I did too…until I discovered sous vide.

While a sous vide cooker is great for a variety of meats, seafood, veggies and even pastas, I am really excited to be sharing this sous vide steak recipe with you today. Especially since steaks can be one the trickiest to get just right. I’ve cooked a lot of steaks over the years and my one major issue is cooking the steak evenly throughout. Yes, I’m talking about those times when you cut into your steak only to realize it’s completely raw in the center, but the edges are on the verge of being overcooked. Anyone ever have the same issue?

Well, sous vide cooking solved all my temperature issues, you can evenly cook your steak to whatever internal temperature you prefer, from the outside right to the middle. Yes, that means edge-to-edge even cooking! No more over cooked outer edges and undercooked centers. Yes, please!

Using a sous vide cooker is really simple. Just place your food in a resalable bag and set the temperature to cook to your desired doneness and time. It makes life SO easy. You can walk away and come back to perfectly cooked medium-rare steaks (or whatever your preferred doneness is).

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Deliciously cooked steak!

cooked steak next to crispy french fries

This may sound too good to be true but... I promise, it is true! I like to finish any meat in a skillet to get on a nice sear, but this is totally optional.

To go along with our perfectly cooked filet mignon, I’m topping each filet with a little herb butter and serving some Parmesan potato wedges alongside. Easy, simple, and possibly the most delicious steak dinner out there!

Filet Mignon with Garlic Herb Butter

TIME:

50 minutes

PREP:

10 minutes

YIELD:

4 servings

Ingredients

Steaks

• 4 filet mignon steaks
• kosher salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Garlic Herb Butter

• 6 tablespoons salted butter at room temperature
• 1 clove garlic finely minced or grated
• 1/4 cup fresh herbs
• chopped (such as basil, oregano, parsley, thyme)

Instructions

Preheat the Sous Vide cooker to 129 F for medium rare or 135 F for medium
Season the steaks with kosher salt and pepper. Place in a bag and seal. Place in the water for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the garlic herb butter. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, garlic and herbs until combined.
Finish the steaks. Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil and when the oil shimmers, add the steaks and sear on both sides for 30 seconds or until just browned. Remove from the heat and allow the steak to rest 5 minutes before serving.
Serve the steak warm, with a spoonful of herb butter and a side of potatoes. Enjoy!

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