Involtini-Style Filet Mignon

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 4 slices belly (streaky) bacon
• 2 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 750 g filet mignon (pork loin)
• 4 parsley
• 5 cheese
• 6 salt
• 7 pepper
• Total weight: 885 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
8 min.	44 min.	52 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Grill 4 slices belly (streaky) bacon (thinly sliced) in the oven at 390°F (200°C), for about 20 minutes until nicely browned and leave the oven on afterwards. Set aside.
2	Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the filet mignon (after seasoning with salt and pepper) and fry briefly until browned all over.
3	Take the filet mignon out of the frying pan and split open by slicing across the middle, but do not cut right through the far side.
4	Fill with strips of bacon...
5	...some chopped parsley and thin shavings of cheese.
6	Fold the meat back over the filling and tie firmly in place with string to avoid it opening up during cooking.
7	Put in the oven on a roasting dish, baking tray or even in the pan, if this can go in the oven.
8	Cook for about 20 to 25 minutes.
9	Undo the string, then serve in thick slices with your choice of accompaniment.

Remarks

For the cheese, I reccommend Gruyère or, better still, Comté, but you can use whatever you prefer, of course.

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