Best way to cook a filet at home without a grill?

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Besides salt & pepper, what else should I be looking to add to "spice it up a notch"?

I'm a purist, I like my steak to taste like steak.

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Nothing, except maybe a light coating of olive oil, and some butter.

The skillet/over should be as hot as possible. 10/broil.

The time it takes will depend on the thickness... I generally throw them on for a minute per side on the stove then finish for 5ish in the oven on broil.

It'll smoke up your kitchen pretty good if you leave them on the stove for 2-3 minutes per side.

There is no reason to even cook a steak as long as you buy a quality piece of meat. Just unwrap and enjoy with a little salt and pepper.

Get this pan (or other cast iron) on the stove as hot as you can. Turn the oven as high as it will go



Put 1 oz of your favorite bourbon, 1 tbs of minced garlic, 2 oz of butter, splash of worstershire into a sauce pan and cook down to a stickey looking brown sauce.

Let your filet rest after you rub it with salt and pepper. Place on hot pan and flip when the filet releases from the pan (seared). Once both sides are seared and have released from the pan, place the pan in the oven for 5-8 minutes or until medium (use finger method to test).

Remove from the oven and place the filets in the sticky bourbon sauce and toss the sauce over the filets.

Remove and plate the filets. Let rest for at least 10 min before cutting..

You are welcome

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I've also see it referred to as the Alton Brown method

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I think I remember a show where he did the opposite, bringing it slowly up to temp in the oven then searing it.