Filet mignon with blue cheese cream sauce, salt and vinegar smashed potatoes and Caesarish salad

GrateEggspectations · January 1

We have been running non-stop the last two weeks or so.

Regrettably, we broke tradition of having dinner with great friends the last 25 years or so on NYE (only a few exceptions, when we were out of the country) and instead needed a quiet evening at home.

Some champagne followed by red with dinner. Dinner was filet mignon (broken down from whole tenderloin), an onion, mushroom and blue cheese sauce, salt and vinegar smash potatoes (home run of a recipe) and a homemade Caesar.

Thanks for looking.

Happy New Year, all.

Paolo · January 1

As always such a delicious looking banquet.
And a top-notch wine selection there!
Happy New Year!

lousubcap · January 1

What a banquet as is always the case. Great cook and presentation. Photo number four (from the top) is a magazine cover shot. A Michelin star restaurant banquet in your kitchen right there.
Happy New Year!🎇🍾🥂

lousubcap · January 1

@Paolo-you are either up very early or staying up very late.
Happy New Year!

bluebird66 · January 1

That looks fantastic!

johnmitchell · January 1

Amazing as usual. Happy New Year to you and the family 🎉

alaskanassasin · January 1

Goodness gracious! Amazing meal

RRP · January 1

Talk about liking a post!!!

Canugghead · January 1

What a cook to kick off 2026! As a GWN oldie and long time forum member I hereby crown you the new Canuck Legend, Little Steven approves from above! Happy New Year to you and to all here.

Paolo · January 1

lousubcap said:

@Paolo-you are either up very early or staying up very late.
Happy New Year!

We get very little sleep on New Years Eve!

paqman · January 1

Damn, we are trying to survive whatever virus we caught a couple of weeks ago; we had sandwiches for diner last night 😂🤣. Your new year’s eve feast looks fantastic!

GrateEggspectations · January 1

Thanks, all. Very generous feedback.

If anyone deserves Canuck Legend status, it’s you, @Canugghead. Hope pic #10 caught your attention. Used for both some measuring during prep and the butter basting (butter readily accessible via my newly acquired butter keeper; thanks, @CTMike) once the steaks were cooked.

GrateEggspectations · January 1

Sorry you’re sick, @paqman. Not a great way to celebrate the New Year. As you know, the viruses have been pretty bad this year. We were all sick a few weeks back as it made its way through our household over the course of a couple of weeks. Not fun.

Dyal_SC · January 1

Aw yeah… I love the look of the potatoes. I’ll have to find a recipe somewhere. I have a bag of baby golds that I need to use up. Very cool post, thank you for sharing!

GrateEggspectations · January 1

Dyal_SC said:

Aw yeah… I love the look of the potatoes. I’ll have to find a recipe somewhere. I have a bag of baby golds that I need to use up. Very cool post, thank you for sharing!

Thanks.

I’ve said this before, but I’m not really a potato guy and I can’t recommend this recipe enough. My wife has taken to making them extra crispy, and the texture and flavour are incredible. With the simple salt and vinegar sauce, it’s an easy, knockout side.

https://www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/10161-salt-and-vinegar-smashed-potatoes

Followed the recipe minus: i) repurposing some of the bacon fat from the bacon cooked for the Caesar salad; and ii) letting the potatoes cook longer than specified until they crisped up beautifully. For reference, pic #3 is of the flip while pic #5 was the finished product where we liked them.

I am confident they will become a favourite for anyone who tries them.

JohnInCarolina · January 1

@GrateEggspectations - that potato recipe looks great, will definitely try it.

alaskanassasin · January 1

I made them last time you posted that recipe they are killer.

Dyal_SC · January 1

Perfect, thank you! Bookmarked for this weekend.

Filet mignon with blue cheese cream sauce, salt and vinegar smashed potatoes and Caesarish salad

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