Steak au Poivre
The Parisian bistro steak — a thick fillet pressed into cracked black peppercorns, seared in butter and served with a pan sauce of flamed cognac and cream.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 beef fillet steaks, about 180 g each and 4 cm thick
- 2 tbsp black peppercorns
- to taste salt
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 30 g butter
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 60 ml cognac
- 150 ml double cream
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 2189 kcal · P 134.8g · C 34.6g · F 166.8g
Estimated from 7 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Crush the peppercorns coarsely in a mortar or under a heavy pan — you want cracked pieces, not powder, which would make the steak acrid.
- 2Pat the steaks dry, season with salt and press the pepper firmly into both sides.
- 3Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan over high heat until it shimmers, add the butter and then the steaks, and sear for 3–4 minutes per side for medium-rare, basting with the foaming butter.
- 4Transfer the steaks to a warm plate and rest for 5 minutes while you make the sauce.
- 5Lower the heat, add the shallot to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the cognac and carefully set it alight, or simply let it bubble for 1 minute.
- 6When the flames die down, add the cream and any juices from the resting steaks and simmer for 2–3 minutes, scraping up the pepper and browned bits, until the sauce coats a spoon. Season with salt.
- 7Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve at once.
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Questions and answers
How long does Steak au Poivre take to make?
About 25 minutes: 10 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Steak au Poivre?
8 ingredients: beef fillet steaks, black peppercorns, salt, sunflower oil, butter, shallot, cognac, double cream.
How many servings does this Steak au Poivre recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Steak au Poivre?
About 547 kcal, with 33.7 g protein, 8.7 g carbohydrate and 41.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Steak au Poivre recipe suit?
It is gluten-free.
What cuisine is Steak au Poivre?
Steak au Poivre comes from French cuisine.
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