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Bacon-Wrapped Filets Mignons

FILET MIGNONIS a lean, lush cut of meat that, when cooked to pink perfection, has an unsurpassed buttery texture and clean, mild beefy flavor. But for some, paying top dollar for a “mild” steak doesn’t compute. Hence bacon-wrapped filet mignon, a steakhouse favorite that ups the ante by wrapping each steak in a strip of salty, smoky goodness.

Great bacon-wrapped filets mignons can be a challenge to pull off not only because you have to get the bacon and beef correctly cooked on the same timetable but also because it can be hard to fully render and crisp

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