Thai Filet with Sweet Potato French Fries

 Did you know that beef tenderloin (aka Filet Mignon) is actually pretty cheap? Its about $5 per serving here at my local supermarket, even though the same filet will cost you about 20 bucks in a restaurant. I should start raising cows. Anyways...

I used frozen sweet potato fries for this recipe. After I cooked them, while they were still hot, I tossed them in a bowl with the honey sauce. To avoid "raw food" contamination, if you do this step, up the amounts for the sauce, and set some aside expressly for this, so you don't toss the french fries in raw meat juices.

2 Beef Tenderloins (8 oz. each)
1/2 cup honey, melted so that it has the consistency of water, but not so its hot.
1/2 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. chile powder
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. unsalted butter

Clean the filets, and trim any excess fat.

Combine melted honey, garlic powder, chile powder, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
Place each filet into the mixture, coating both sides.
Heat a skillet on medium heat.
Melt the butter.
Place the filets in the skillet and cook until desired temperature.
Serve with french fries and green beans.