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Filet mignon (French for "cute fillet" or "dainty fillet") is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major of the steer or heifer. The tenderloin runs along both sides of the spine, and is usually harvested as two long snake-shaped cuts of beef. The tenderloin (not to be confused with the short loin) is sometimes sold whole. If the small forward end of the tenderloin is cut into portions before cooking, that portion is known as filet mignon, or the fillet, from the French boneless meat (mignon meaning "small" as true mignons are cut from the smaller tail end of the tenderloin). In contrast American butchers tend to call all tenderloin steaks filets mignons. The fillet is the most tender cut of beef, and is the most expensive. The average steer or heifer provides no more than 4-6 pounds of fillet. Because the muscle is non-weight bearing, it receives very little exercise, which makes it tender.
[edit] About Filet Mignon
A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin of the steer or heifer. The fillet is considered to be the most tender cut of beef, and the most expensive. The same cut of beef can also be called:tournedos, filet de bf, (France); medallions, tenderloin steak (US); fillet steak (UK)
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