Question on Fillet Mignon

[Adillo303]

I was walking past a very good steak house in NYC today and stopped to look at the menu. It offered Fillet Mignon "On the Bone".

I always thought that Fillet was the muscle inside the rib cavity adjacent to the rib cage and did not have a bone. When I see whole Fillets, there is no bone.

Can anyone "Bring me up to speed" here?

thank You

[FryBoy]

According to one site, "Cut a Porterhouse steak in half through the bone and you get a bone-in strip steak and a bone-in filet mignon."

http://www.lobels.com/store/main/item.asp?item=234

[Adillo303]

Thank You

[lilbopeep]

According to one site, "Cut a Porterhouse steak in half through the bone and you get a bone-in strip steak and a bone-in filet mignon."

http://www.lobels.com/store/main/item.asp?item=234

1 (12 -14 oz.) Bone-In Filet Mignon$76.98



holy COW!!

[Adillo303]

Good morning Peep. This is still puzzleing me. I see how the cut is made from what FryBoy posted. That begs this question. When I see a whole tenderloin (fillet) in the meat case, is that where that fillet comes from, or is this just a cut near there.

[lilbopeep]

Good morning Peep. This is still puzzleing me. I see how the cut is made from what FryBoy posted. That begs this question. When I see a whole tenderloin (fillet) in the meat case, is that where that fillet comes from, or is this just a cut near there.
good day to you sir!! LOL

on a porterhouse - one side of the bone has a round piece of meat which is the filet. when you buy a whole tenderloin or filet steaks they have been deboned off that bone i assume.

[Adillo303]

I suppose that woulld have to be the case. Then cutting the Porterhouse in half would have to be along the bone.

[lilbopeep]

I suppose that woulld have to be the case. Then cutting the Porterhouse in half would have to be along the bone.
yup well i am thinking down the center of the bone. i don't really care for the filet. give me a nice thick and juicy NY strip cooked medium (pink and warm inside) and i will be happy every time!!

[Adillo303]

This explains it well. (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.filetmignons.info/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/cow-cuts-diagram.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.filetmignons.info/filet-mignon-meat/&usg=__-e-Cs7cIDKJmJqleXnlHiAuX6aY=&h=301&w=511&sz=30&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=WaAQHq-zK7XMuM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhere%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bcow%2Bis%2Bfillet% 2Bmignon%2Bfrom%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1)

[High Cheese]

Here's a little more descriptive illustration.

http://www.uen.org/lessonplan/upload/5365-2-5568-Retail_Cuts_of_Beef.jpg

[Kimchee]

I am such a carnivore... beef charts excite me, hahahahha!

But I too find Filets Mignon boring.. give me a T-Bone any day!

[lilbopeep]

I am such a carnivore... beef charts excite me, hahahahha!

But I too find Filets Mignon boring.. give me a T-Bone any day!
keep the filets, t-bones and porters!! give me a strip steak!! i KNOW how to inside grill it to perfection!!

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food/shellsteak-1.jpg

[High Cheese]

I am such a carnivore... beef charts excite me, hahahahha!

But I too find Filets Mignon boring.. give me a T-Bone any day!

They aren't too bad. They just need a little more seasoning than just S & P. This loin was crusted with fresh garlic, rosemary, alot of thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil. Pan seared then placed on a rack and roasted at 400 until it reached 125.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/My%20Recipes/IMG_6382.jpg

[QSis]

Beautifully plated and presented, Jay!

Andy, did you happen to notice/remember the price of that bone-in filet mignon on the menu?

Lee

[lilbopeep]

Beautifully plated and presented, Jay!

Andy, did you happen to notice/remember the price of that bone-in filet mignon on the menu?

Lee

1 (12 -14 oz.) Bone-In Filet Mignon - $76.98

[Adillo303]

Hi Lee & Peep,

I was outside the Old Homestead (http://www.theoldhomesteadsteakhouse.com/) at 15th st and 9th Ave in NYC. The price was $46.00. They are in y opinion about the best steak in NYC.

Gallagher's (http://www.gallaghersnysteakhouse.com/dinnermenu.asp) is pretty nice and you can see the aging room from the street, very impressive. They ar a bit more touristy, IMHO.

Both are priced lower than what Peep posted. I think both are A La Caarte and the dinner would be in that range. At any rate, the menu's are available at the links I posted.

I learned today - I did not know that a Fillet came from a Porterhouse.

[lilbopeep]

Hi Lee & Peep,

I was outside the Old Homestead (http://www.theoldhomesteadsteakhouse.com/) at 15th st and 9th Ave in NYC. The price was $46.00. They are in y opinion about the best steak in NYC.

Gallagher's (http://www.gallaghersnysteakhouse.com/dinnermenu.asp) is pretty nice and you can see the aging room from the street, very impressive. They ar a bit more touristy, IMHO.

Both are priced lower than what Peep posted. I think both are A La Caarte and the dinner would be in that range. At any rate, the menu's are available at the links I posted.

I learned today - I did not know that a Fillet came from a Porterhouse.
hey there sweetie!! the price i quoted was from the site that fry posted http://www.lobels.com/store/main/item.asp?item=234 (http://www.lobels.com/store/main/item.asp?item=234)

[Adillo303]

I do not know what weight the one at the steak houses would be. Probably less than what you saw. Add sides and etc. Probbly a hundred a plate.