Steak Au Poivre

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup black peppercorns
• 2 (8 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon cognac

Recipe

• 1 crush the peppercorns in a food grinder or place in a plastic bag and flatten them with a rolling pin.
• 2 press peppercorns onto both sides of the steaks.
• 3 heat oil in very hot skillet.
• 4 cook steaks 3 minutes per side for medium rare. remove from skillet and keep warm.
• 5 add cream, ketchup and cognac. bring to a boil, stirring, loosening any browned bits from bottom of skillet. lower heat and simmer the sauce for 2 minutes or till slightly thickened.
• 6 pour sauce over steaks and serve immediately.