Peppercorn Crusted Filet Mignon with Sea Scallop Filling

April 6, 2015 | Filet Mignon, Sea Scallops, Surf

Tonight, this chef is not starving. While my usual approach to cooking is to buy cheap cuts, use value brand ingredients, and just cut corners in general, today is not an average day. My boyfriend, Nick, and I celebrated our third anniversary, so naturally, I had to go all out for this meal. Since our anniversary conveniently lined up with this surf 'n' turf theme, filet mignon and fresh scallops had to be on the menu. Nick will tell you I bought all of this stuff just for a blog post, and not specifically for our anniversary, and I don't know why he's complaining since this means he doesn't have to take me out to an anniversary dinner. So really, we're both benefiting from this meal.

This will literally smell so good, your neighbor's daughter will exclaim loudly while walking up the stairs to their apartment, "Ohhh my god, it smells sooooooooo goooooood!" Begin by cooking your bacon and add the scallops once the bacon is turning crisp. Cook the scallops in the bacon grease for extra amazing deliciousness.

While the bacon and scallops fry, grind peppercorns and coarse salt all over your fillets. Note the paper plate, in true Starving Chef fashion.



Once your bacon is nice and crispy, pat dry with a paper towel then chop finely.



Do the same with the scallops. Such shame to chop these perfectly seared scallops.



Add the bacon and scallops to a small bowl with the cream cheese, egg, garlic, and green onions.



Stir gently to combine so you don't make the scallops disintegrate - inevitably they will start to fall apart regardless, so just be sure to leave some big chunks.



Then slice a horizontal cut down the side of your steak and spread gently to add the filling. If you have cooking twine, you can use it here to hold the stuffed steak together. I however, do not have cooking twine, so I risked it.



Heat some oil or butter over medium high heat until almost smoking, then add the filet mignon.



At about 4-5 minutes per side, sear until it reaches an internal temperature of 120F for a perfectly rare steak. I love my steak rare and my filet mignon rarer. And there you have it: Filet Mignon stuffed with sea scallops!



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