[whatknot]

I like my filet. But, my technique you'll find interesting and it adapts to many a situation. I don't care what you put on it for seasoning, but you need a coat of olive oil to start. Peanut oil is better cause it's got a higher burn temp.
Ok, after youve done your marinade thing, make sure your meat is at room temp. Here's where I differ from most folks cause they have'nt tried this yet.

Take a good cast iron skillit, and a small bit of peanut oil and rub it in the bottom of the pan with a paper towel. I do the sides to and it helps season the skillet further.
Toss it on top one of those propane low country boil burners and get that iron hot.
I mean real hot. Then set your meat on it. It should smoke bad and sear the meat quickly. Give it just a few minutes and turn it. At this point you add a little REAL butter on top of each slab of beef. Right before you take them off the burner, flip & add butter again, put on a plate and let it cool a little before you cut into it.

The outsides will be kinda crispy brown and the insides will be.. well, that depends on how long you cook on each side. You will get the feel for it pretty quick. The thinner the meat the faster its gonna cook. Like you neede to know that. I've cooked steak as fat as 2.5 inches thick and it's incredible.

This is what I do on camping trips. I cook about all our meals in the skillet right in the fire. This works on any kind of meat. WARNING!!!!!!! Do NOT drop your steaks in the skillet ever. A buddy of mine dropped his in after a few "Dad Cokes", and some buttuh slpashed up the side of the skillet right between his eyes. He rattled around the campfire on his hands and knee's screamin till he found the cooler and dunked his head in. Lesson learned.

Don't knock it till ya try it. Oh, I had just come across some interesting stuff in the "off topic" area. I think I was on page 21 or whatknot.