Steak Au Poivre
Steak Au Poivre

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, steak au poivre. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Steak au Poivre - a classic French dish that features perfectly seared steak coated with coarsely crushed peppercorn and served in a rich, creamy and flavorful sauce. Classic Steak au Poivre, or steak with a creamy peppercorn sauce. A standard on the menu of any respectable steak house is peppercorn steak, or "steak au poivre" as the French call it.

Steak Au Poivre is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Steak Au Poivre is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have steak au poivre using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Steak Au Poivre:
  1. Prepare 1 Tenderloin or chateaubriand steak
  2. Make ready 1 tbsp Unsalted butter
  3. Take 1 tsp Olive oil
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp Cognac or brandy
  5. Make ready 1 tbsp Green peppercorns in a brine
  6. Get 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  7. Prepare 1 Salt
  8. Get 1 Freshly ground pepper

When you flambé the cognac for this steak au poivre recipe, make sure your pan is really hot and your eyebrows are out of the way. A classic French dish, steak au poivre is a pan-seared filet mignon with a crunchy peppercorn crust and rich Cognac sauce. French Pepper Steak (Steak Au Poivre). Steak au poivre is a classic preparation for sauteed steak.

Steps to make Steak Au Poivre:
  1. Remove the steak from the refrigerator 1 hour before starting
  2. Pat dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper and coat with a bit of oil, rubbing with your hands
  3. In a skillet on medium heat, melt the butter and oil.
  4. As they begin bumbling, place the steak in the pan
  5. Cook and turn each side and direction every minute until medium rare (135 F)
  6. Remove the steak and tent with foil on a rack with a plate under
  7. Take the skillet off the heat and add the cognac. Ignite the alcohol and shake the pan until the flames die
  8. Return to medium heat and add the cream and green peppercorns
  9. Being to a boil and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the sauce is thick enough
  10. Serve the sauce with the steak

Here Julia Child and Jacques Pépin update the steak by using a mixture of black, green, white and Jamaican peppercorns, which is really allspice. Steak au poivre sounds as if it would be difficult, but it is actually quite simple to prepare, and makes an easy and elegant (perhaps somewhat pricy) meal. Essentially it is a sautéed steak. Steak au poivre (Steak with peppercorns) is easy to cook and still holds its own on any menu, high end haute cuisine or just hanging at the Barbie! Next time you have a hankering for Philly cheesesteak, try.

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