Seared Filet With Whipped Sweet potato

This is one to wow someone with. 

Ingredients:
2 beef filets
2 sweet potatoes 
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp  black pepper 
1 TBSP beef tallow 
1 TBSP butter 

For chimichurri:
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1  1/2 tsp oregano 
2/3 cup  extra virgin olive oil 
1 heaping TBSP minced garlic
1 tsp salt 
1/2 tsp black pepper 
3 TBSP red wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450. 
2. Bake sweet potatoes for about an hour, or until soft. Set aside to cool.
3. Season filets with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. 
4.  Add beef tallow to cast iron pan and heat to medium-high. 
5. Sear steaks for about 2-3 min each side, depending on thickness. 
6. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes each side for medium  rare. 
7. Let steaks sit. 
8. While steaks are resting, scrape the sweet potatoes into a bowl and add the butter. 
9. Use a hand held mixer to whip sweet potatoes until fluffy and lumps are gone. 
10. Add all chimichurri ingredients  to a blender or food processor and blend until  finely minced. 
11. Slice the filets with the grain into bite sized pieces. 
12. Add a large spoonful of sweet potatoes to the middle of a dinner plate and spread into a circle. 
13. Top sweet potatoes with several slices of steak. 
14. Drizzle with chimichurri  and serve!

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