Poor Man's Filet Mignon

Poor Man’s Filet Mignon

1-1/2 pounds ground chuck

½ cup plain bread crumbs

½ tsp mustard

1 egg

½ cup finely chopped onion

1 package thick cut bacon

2 tbsp vegetable oil for frying

1 tbsp garlic powder

2 tsp salt

1 tbsp coarse black pepper

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Mix egg and mustard.  Add ground chuck, bread crumbs and onion.  Weigh out 5 oz of the mixture and make into a meatball then flatten slightly (to resemble the thickness of a true filet mignon).  Wrap a slice of bacon around each patty.   On a plate, combine garlic powder, salt, coarse black pepper and cayenne pepper.  Lightly coat each side of patty with spice mixture.  In a large skilled, add vegetable oil and fry patties – a few minutes on each side.  These are supposed to be cooked medium rare, but taste great even if they are well done. 

Serves 4