Steak au poivre with green peppercorns is a classic French dish that is sure to impress your dinner guests. The combination of tender steak, creamy sauce, and pungent peppercorns creates a flavor that is both sophisticated and delicious. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to try something new, this dish is sure to become a favorite.
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STEAK AU POIVRE (FILET IN GREEN PEPPERCORN SAUCE)
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Sprinkle the filets generously with salt.
- Heat a medium cast-iron skillet over high heat until it starts to smoke slightly. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan. Sear the filets on both sides until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Cook in the oven until desired doneness, about 7 minutes for medium rare.
- Meanwhile, return the skillet to medium heat. Add the heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce, green peppercorns and bouillon cube. Bring to a simmer and let reduce by about half, about 2 minutes. Add the cognac and porcini powder and let reduce again for 1 minute.
- Remove the beef from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut the filets across the grain into 2-inch pieces and top with the au poivre sauce, thyme sprigs and a pinch of coarse salt.
STEAK AU POIVRE WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION
A hot, crunchy peppercorn crust makes steak au poivre one of the best beef dishes ever created. Here, a blend of heat, aroma, and fruitiness is formed by three kinds of peppercorns: green,classic black, and Szechuan, with its woodsy tang.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Crush peppercorns and coriander with a mortar and pestle, or with the bottom of a heavy skillet. Spread onto a large dish or a baking sheet.
- Season steaks with salt, and coat both sides with ground peppercorn mixture by patting into flesh. Heat oil in an ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium-high heat. Sear steaks until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven, and cook steaks about 6 minutes, for medium-rare.
- Remove steaks from skillet, and let rest for 10 minutes, reserving juices. Meanwhile, wipe out skillet. Add vinegar, and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Swirl in reserved steak juices, and the butter. Slice steaks, and serve with sauce.
STEAK AU POIVRE
With its crushed-peppercorn crust and buttery, shallot-specked sauce, steak au poivre is a highlight of any cook's repertoire. Our recipe captures dynamic flavor in two quick steps: searing the meat over high heat, and simmering down chicken broth, Worcestershire, cognac, and a touch of cream to pour on top. Serve with greens that are peppery in their own right, and savor your easy steak dinner to the final cut.
Provided by Lauryn Tyrell
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Let steak sit at room temperature 30 minutes. Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and lightly crush with a rolling pin or meat mallet. Lightly brush steak with oil and season generously with kosher salt. Coat both sides with peppercorns, pressing to adhere. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high until very hot, 3 to 4 minutes. Swirl in oil. Add steak and cook, flipping once, until a thermometer reads 130°F (for medium-rare), 10 to 12 minutes total. Sear fat cap to finish, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate; tent with foil. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing so the juices redistribute. Remove skillet from heat and let cool slightly.
- While steak is resting, wipe skillet clean. Add butter and shallot to skillet and cook over medium, stirring often, until shallot softens, 1 to 2 minutes. Carefully add cognac and cook, scraping browned bits from pan, until almost evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add Worcestershire, broth and any accumulated steak juices from plate. Reduce sauce to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in cream and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute more. Drizzle over sliced steak and serve with greens.
FRENCH PEPPER STEAK (STEAK AU POIVRE) RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: new york strip steak, kosher salt, coarsely ground black pepper, vegetable oil, butter, cream, brandy or cognac, dijon mustard
Provided by Jordan Kenna
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Liberally season steak with salt and pepper, being sure to coat the entire surface of the meat. Using your hands, press the seasoning into the meat to create an even coating.
- Heat the vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add the steak to the pan and sear for 4 minutes. Turn and sear the other side for another 4 minutes, for medium-rare. If steak has a fat-cap on its side, be sure to sear it as well for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Once cooked to desired doneness, transfer the steak to a cutting board to rest.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the brandy to the skillet. Allow the brandy to cook down for about 1 minute while using a whisk to scrape off any browned bits in the bottom of the pan. Once the brandy has reduced by half, add the cream and continue to whisk until combined. Add the Dijon mustard and remaining tablespoon of butter and continue to cook until mixture begins to reduce and thicken, 5-7 minutes. The final pan sauce should have a rich consistency and coat the back of a spoon. Reduce the heat to low.
- Slice the steak into ½-inch (1.5cm) pieces. Pour cream sauce over the top and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1086 calories, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 96 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 44 grams, Sugar 4 grams
STEAK AU POIVRE WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle the steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet or heavy skillet large enough to hold the steaks in one layer over high heat. Add the steaks and brown them for 3 minutes for medium rare.
- Turn and continue cooking until they are thoroughly browned, about 3 minutes more. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
- Pour off the fat from the skillet and reduce the heat to medium high. Add the shallots and cook briefly until wilted. Do not brown. Add the wine over high heat and reduce to one-quarter. Add the broth and stir to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the skillet. Add the tomato paste, peppercorns and any juices that may have accumulated around the steaks.
- Reduce the sauce by more than half and stir in the butter. Check for seasoning. Spoon the sauce over the steaks and garnish with the parsley
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 499, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 590 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
STEAK AU POIVRE WITH A MUSHROOM, GREEN PEPPERCORN, AND DIJON SAUCE AND POMMES FRITES WITH A GARLIC AIOLI DIPPING SAUCE AND A FRESH VEGETABLE RELISH
Steps:
- Use a meat mallet to slightly reduce the thickness of each steak. Spread both sides of each steak with a thin coating of Dijon mustard. Sprinkle with salt and cover both sides with coarsely ground black pepper. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat and cook the steaks 3 to 4 minutes on each side. The steaks should be rare at this point. Set them aside and lightly cover them so they stay warm. Do not wash out the pan.
- Mushroom, Green Peppercorn and Dijon sauce: Heat the butter in a medium sized saute pan over medium-high heat and saute the garlic and shallots for approximately 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, raise the heat to high, and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add beef stock, cream, and mustard, and then reduce the sauce by 1/2. Once the sauce is made, reheat the skillet, in which the steaks were cooked, to medium-high heat. Add the steaks and cook for another 2 minutes on each side for a medium-rare steak. Transfer them to dinner plates, which have been coated with the mushroom Dijon sauce. Once you plate the steaks, spoon more of the sauce on top of each steak. Serve with Pommes Frites, Aioli, and Vegetable Relish.
- Thoroughly clean the outer surface of the russets and peel the skin using a vegetable peeler. Slice the potatoes lengthwise into thick strips. Pour enough vegetable oil in a pot to cover the potato slices. Once the oil is hot, carefully put the potato strips into the pot and fry them until they are brown and crispy. Remove the potatoes from the pot and drain the excess oil onto paper towels. Salt and pepper, to taste, while the potatoes are still hot. Serve with a fresh Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce.
- Finely mince 1 or 2 cloves of garlic in a food processor. Add in the egg yolks and then squeeze the juice from a couple of lemons into the processor bowl. Blend the ingredients together until they fully integrate. While the mixture processes, slowly drizzle in olive oil until the sauce emulsifies.
- Dice all of the ingredients and combine them in a medium sized bowl. Stir the diced vegetables together, until they are fully integrated.
CHICAGO STEAKHOUSE PEPPERCORN-CRUSTED FILET WITH CRAB AU POIVRE
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- For the filets: Heat the oven to 250 degrees F. Spray a wire rack fitted into a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium pot, heat the black, green and pink peppercorns and 5 tablespoons of the oil over low heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until you see tiny bubbles, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool. Stir the salt into the pepper mixture to form a paste.
- Dip each filet all around in the peppercorn paste and place on the prepared sheet pan. Place in the oven to reverse sear until the internal temperature hits 120 degrees F, 25 to 35 minutes.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the first side of the filets until a very dark golden crust forms, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and repeat. Remove from the skillet and let rest on the wire-racked sheet pan, lightly tented with foil, for 5 minutes.
- For the crab au poivre: While the filets are cooking, coarsely crush the black peppercorns with either a mortar and pestle or the bottom of a heavy frying pan. Set aside.
- In a large saute pan, heat the butter and oil over medium heat until the butter melts. Add the shallots and garlic and season with salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add the cognac and cook, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan, until it has almost evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the stock, chile paste, Dijon, thyme, the reserved crushed peppercorns, 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cream and simmer until the sauce is reduced by half, thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 3 to 4 minutes. Gently stir in the crabmeat. Fold in the chives and parsley. Serve atop steaks.
STEAK AU POIVRE (PEPPERED STEAKS WITH COGNAC CREAM SAUCE)
This dish is a classic of French cuisine. Simple and sophisticated. Sauteed steak covered with crushed peppercorns and served with a rich brandy cream sauce. Green beans & baked potatoes or garlic & rosemary potatoes make nice sides and a salad rounds out the meal.
Provided by littleturtle
Categories Sauces
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a saucepan, heat the cream until it reduces by half (20-30 minutes).
- In a saute pan, heat the oil and butter.
- Spread crushed peppercorns on a work surface.
- Pat the steaks dry and coat both sides with an even layer of peppercorns, pressing in with heel of hand to make adhere; season to taste with garlic salt.
- Lay the steaks in the pan.
- Sear steaks over high heat to desired doneness (the steaks are medium-rare when they feel slightly resistant to touch and you can see a faint pearling of red juice on the surface).
- Add bouillon, lemon juice, wine, and salt to the sauce, and stir.
- When the steaks have cooked, remove them from the pan; pour in the brandy.
- Ignite the brandy and, once the flames die down, stir to deglaze the pan; then add the brandy to the cream sauce.
- Place each steak on a toasted slice of bread and top with sauce.
STEAK AU POIVRE WITH A CURRY TWIST
South Beach-type recipe that switches things up by using red curry instead of paprika. The curry sauce is delicious. Often I will double or triple the sauce recipe to use over rice or with chicken.
Provided by CARMOMOF4
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Beef Steaks
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Mix 1 clove of crushed garlic and 1 teaspoon of crushed peppercorns together in a small bowl. Press a small amount of the mixture on both sides of the steaks.
- Prepare a large nonstick skillet with olive oil cooking spray and place over medium heat. Arrange steaks in a single layer.
- Cook the steaks until they are beginning to firm and are hot and slightly pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Remove the steaks to a serving platter and keep warm.
- Cook and stir the green, red, and yellow bell pepper strips, the onion, and 1 clove of minced garlic in a clean skillet sprayed with olive oil cooking spray over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; transfer vegetables to a bowl.
- Mix the beef bouillon granules, red curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon of crushed peppercorns, evaporated milk, and water into the skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until the bouillon granules have dissolved.
- Continue to cook the sauce, stirring often, until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes; stir in the bell pepper mixture and heat through.
- Spoon the sauce over the steaks to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 96 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 33.8 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 146.8 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
STEAK AU POIVRE VERT
This is my #1 favorite recipe in my whole collection. It is the first meal I made for my husband. Be sure to use green peppercorns (available packed in brine in a can or bottle). Adapted from a recipe in Jr. League of San Francisco's "San Francisco a la Carte".
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Meat
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a heavy saucepan over medium-heat cook cream, stirring fairly frequently until reduced to approximately 1 cup.
- (Be sure to use a large enough pan as this bubbles up and will overflow pan if you are not careful).
- The cream should be thick.
- When it is, set in refrigerator.
- In skillet large enough to hold the filets in a single layer, heat oil until it is hot.
- Cook steaks for 3 to 4 minutes per side and then set aside and keep warm (I put them in oven at low temperature).
- Pour off excess fat from the skillet and deglaze with brandy; set aside.
- To the cream, add bouillon cubes, lemon juice, salt and sherry.
- Stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and add deglazing liquid along with the peppercorns.
- Reheat and pour a small amount over each steak.
- Serve remaining sauce in a gravy boat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383, Fat 31.7, SaturatedFat 18.6, Cholesterol 108.8, Sodium 429.8, Carbohydrate 3.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 1.9
STEAK AU POIVRE (MORTON'S)
Here the peppery flavor comes entirely from the sauce and not from pressing the peppercorns into the meat as in most steak au Poivre versions. The creamy sauce is made with plenty of crushed peppercorns, but without brandy, a common ingredient in the French version of the sauce. Morton's, the legendary steakhouse, suggests Kansas City bone-in steaks, also known as shell steaks, strip, and NY strip. The sauce recipe here makes more than what you'll need, but it's tricky to make much less than 2 cups. You can freeze the peppercorn base before the cream is added for future use. Recipe from Morton's Steak Bible, a cookbook I highly recommend. NOTE: Peppercorn mixes are easy to find in supermarkets and specialty stores. If you have only black peppercorns, use them instead. NOTE: You can buy veal demi-glace in a small container, usually about 1 ½ ounces, in specialty food stores, some supermarkets and even some price clubs. One of the best is More Than Gourmet Demi-Glace Gold.
Provided by Sandi From CA
Categories Steak
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- If making steaks and sauce at the same time, remove the steaks from the refrigerator and let them rest at room temperature for 30 to 60 minutes.
- In a sauté pan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the shallots and peppercorns and sauté for about 5 minutes or until the shallots soften.
- Add the Cognac, raise the heat to medium and cook until the Cognac evaporates almost completely.
- Add ¾ cup of water and the demi-glace. Bring to a boil, stirring until the demi-glace dissolves. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until thickened. Season to taste with salt.
- Set aside to cool When cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- Prepare a charcoal or gas grill or preheat the broiler and position a rack 4 inches from the heating element. Lightly spray the grill rack with vegetable oil cooking spray. The coals should be medium-hot for the charcoal grill. The burners should be on high for the gas grill.
- Season the steaks lightly on both sides with the seasoned salt. If using a CHARCOAL GRILL, grill for 10 minutes. Turn, using tongs, and grill the other side for 10 to 12 minutes for medium-rare, or until the desired degree of doneness. If using a GAS GRILL, grill for 10 minutes. Turn, using tongs, and grill the other side for 11 to 13 minutes for medium-rarely or until the desired degree of doneness. If using the BROILER, broil 4 inches from the heat source for 12 minutes. Turn, using tongs, and broil the other side for 11 to 12 minutes for medium-rare, or until the desired degree of doneness.
- Meanwhile, heat the peppercorn sauce if it's not already warm.
- To serve, slice the steaks and spoon some of the sauce on top. Serve any extra sauce on the side if desired.
Tips:
- Choose the right steak: A good steak for steak au poivre should be at least 1 inch thick and have a good amount of marbling. This will help it stay juicy and flavorful during cooking.
- Trim the steak: Remove any excess fat from the steak before cooking. This will help it cook more evenly and prevent it from becoming greasy.
- Season the steak: Season the steak liberally with salt and pepper before cooking. This will help to enhance the flavor of the meat.
- Sear the steak: Sear the steak in a hot pan with butter or oil until it is browned on all sides. This will help to create a flavorful crust and lock in the juices.
- Reduce the heat: Once the steak is seared, reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to cook the steak until it reaches your desired doneness. This will help to prevent the steak from overcooking.
- Add the green peppercorns: Once the steak is cooked, add the green peppercorns to the pan and cook for a few minutes, until they are fragrant. Be careful not to overcook the green peppercorns, as they can become bitter.
- Serve immediately: Serve the steak au poivre immediately, with your favorite sides such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a green salad.
Conclusion:
Steak au poivre is a classic French dish that is both delicious and impressive. By following these tips, you can easily make a perfect steak au poivre at home. So next time you're looking for a special meal to cook, give steak au poivre a try. You won't be disappointed!
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