I have been doing a pretty hard fish and tofu regime. It’s gotten so bad, that we’re both REALLY sick of fish. I’ve been trying out some non-fish entrees like tofu, portobello mushrooms, pasta, etc.
Saturday, though….I woke up with a huge hankerin’ for some juicy, bloody red meat. In fact, I wanted the finest filet mignons I could lay my hands on. I think this was partly due to having watched “No Reservations” the night before. I admit, I’m fond of really cheesy chick flicks, especially if there is food involved.
I went to Whole foods and noticed that they had some buffalo filet mignons on special. I asked for two and god, I was a little stupified by the price.
After the shock wore off, I drove back home and began to prepare the little lovelies. Sorry, I mean humongous pieces of buffalo carcass. These filets were huge and worth every cent!
I decided to season them with some sea salt and cracked pepper. Nothing too elaborate…Just simple enough for you to appreciate it.
I sauteed the filets in a pre-heated pan with olive oil and garlic paste. The guy at whole foods told us to cook them for 3 minutes on each side, but we did that and it was a little too raw for our taste, so I would have done 5 or 6 minutes on each side. Hmm…maybe next time I decide to blow $40 on meat.
As a side dish, I found a frozen (yes, frozen…sorry you picky foodies) potato gratin with tartinflette sauce which was super easy to make at Whole Foods.
Oh, and as I cooked the delicious super expensive meatz, we drank some of this nifty wine. I can’t help but be lured into buying a bottle of wine for it’s neat packaging. It was actually pretty good. Not too dry a pinot grigio.
Drumroll please?
Here is my lovely buffalo filet mignon. It was delicious and tender. Add some worcestershire sauce to it for some extra flavor.
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Love buffalo! Been eating it for about a year. The only reason to under cook it is because it is so lean that it gets tough if you cook it well done, that is why the Whole Foods guy said 3 minutes.
That’s right. I tried buffalo burgers and I remember the instructions warned about not cooking it too long!
This looks so wonderfully decadent and delicious! Yum!
Love buffalo and buffalo tenderloin. Too bad it’s so expensive though, eh? Yikes! Need to make friends with someone who has a buffalo farm…
i can NOT get over the price of that!! when i lived in colorado we used to eat buffalo all the time and it was cheaper, but it prob. wasn’t organic/free range/whole foods buffalo! it is delicious and super healthy.
I know! It’s definitely not something you can eat at least once a week. A turkey is probably cheaper than buffalo. Maybe I should make Buffalo for thanksgiving instead?