Recipes & Cooking Recipes by Ingredient Beef Steak How to Cook Filet Mignon in an Air Fryer 4.3 (3) 3 Reviews Including our recipe for the most flavorful garlic and herb butter to melt on top. By Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on October 16, 2024 Recipe tested by Juliana Hale Recipe tested by Juliana Hale Juliana Hale is a senior culinary specialist in the test kitchen with 20 years of experience in recipe testing and development. She works closely with AllRecipes, Forks Over Knives, Midwest Living, and Traditional Home overseeing testing in the test kitchen for those titles. Juli is an expert in all fields of cooking, but is particularly geeky about mixology and has taught her class, Fun with Sours, to internal staff. Learn more about the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Abbey Littlejohn Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Jump to recipe There are several ways to cook a filet mignon but one of the easiest and most foolproof is cooking it in the air fryer. Filet mignon cooked in the air fryer comes out crisp on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. Here's how to cook steak in an air fryer including tips for properly resting the meat before serving. How to Cook Steak in the Oven Air Fryer Filet Mignon Ingredients Here are the ingredients you'll need to cook filet mignon in an air fryer including our recipe for a garlicky compound butter topping. Filet Mignon Filet: This air fryer steak recipe calls for four 2-inch thick beef tenderloin steaks. Filet mignon steaks are cut from beef tenderloin. Oil: Our Test Kitchen used a brush to evenly spread olive oil on both sides of the steak. Seasonings: A sprinkle of salt and pepper is all you'll need to help the flavor of the steak shine. Compound Butter for Steak Butter: Make sure your butter is completely softened before stirring in the rest of the ingredients.Garlic: Finely mince the garlic so it becomes evenly distributed when mixed. Our Test Kitchen recommends using a microplane.Rosemary: For the best flavor and texture, use fresh rosemary rather than dried.Lemon Zest: Just a teaspoon of lemon zest brightens up the entire dish and helps cut through the richness. How to Serve Air Fryer Filet Mignon Once your filet has rested, serve it topped with a slice of the compound butter. There are so many side dishes that work with steak. Keep it classic with steakhouse sides like baked potatoes, creamed spinach, and potato gratin. Or, try something fresh like steamed broccoli or a green salad. 14 Side Dishes for Steak Including Veggies, Potatoes, and More Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon lemon zest 4 (2-inch) beef tenderloin steaks (filet mignon), about 1 1/2 lbs. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Directions Abbey Littlejohn Make Butter In a small bowl, stir together butter, garlic, rosemary, and lemon zest. Spoon onto a sheet of waxed paper. Form into a cylinder and roll up. Chill until ready to serve. Abbey Littlejohn Prep Steaks Brush steaks with oil. Sprinkle with pepper and salt. Let stand to come to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Abbey Littlejohn Air Fry Preheat air fryer to 400°F. Place steaks in the air fryer basket. Cook 9 minutes, turn and cook 6 minutes more or until 135°F for medium-rare. Abbey Littlejohn Let Rest Place steaks on a serving platter. Cut compound butter in four pieces. Place one piece atop each steak, tent with foil and let rest 5 minutes. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 591 Calories 44g Fat 1g Carbs 45g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 591.2 % Daily Value * Total Fat 44.1g 56% Saturated Fat 19.3g 96% Cholesterol 195.5mg 65% Sodium 340.9mg 15% Total Carbohydrate 1.4g 0% Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2% Total Sugars 0g Protein 45.4g 91% Vitamin D 0.5mcg 3% Vitamin C 0.9mg 1% Calcium 45.3mg 3% Iron 3.1mg 17% Potassium 588.6mg 13% Fatty acids, total trans 0.5g Vitamin D 18.7IU Alanine 2.8g Arginine 2.9g Ash 2.6g Aspartic acid 4.1g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 0.2mcg Choline, total 174.5mg Copper, Cu 0.2mg Cystine 0.6g Energy 2476.6kJ Fluoride, F 39mcg Folate, total 14.6mcg Glutamic acid 6.8g Glycine 2.8g Histidine 1.4g Isoleucine 2.1g Leucine 3.6g Lysine 3.8g Methionine 1.2g Magnesium, Mg 40.8mg Manganese, Mn 0.2mg Niacin 12mg Phosphorus, P 355.9mg Pantothenic acid 0.9mg Phenylalanine 1.8g Phytosterols 9.1mg Proline 2.2g Retinol 95.2mcg Selenium, Se 49mcg Serine 1.8g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 1.8g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.6mg Tryptophan 0.3g Tyrosine 1.4g Valine 2.3g Vitamin A, IU 368IU Vitamin A, RAE 97.7mcg Vitamin B-12 2.7mcg Vitamin B-6 1mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 8.5mcg Water 98.7g Zinc, Zn 8.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.