Creamy Peppercorn Sauce......?

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So I am cooking dinner for a old flame this weekend and he is a steak freak, so Im gonna make him some steak. BUT I dont want a plain ol steak!! I seen this peppercorn sauce on food network the other day but cannot remember who was preparing it, I have been looking online a for the recipe but the only ones I can find have tons of ingredients and this one Im seeking out is simple. I know it had Worcestershire sauce, cream, shallots, butter and the peppercorns maybe some wine? Do you think just those would make a bomb sauce? If you have a recipe please share :)

Tom ツ · Accepted Answer

Creating any sauce for a steak involves cooking the steak first because it is the pan drippings (called "fond") in the bottom of the pan that give the sauce real flavor.

You can make any steak that you like (I think rib eye is especially good) but filet is perhaps "the ultimate"

Here's how

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups beef stock or canned beef broth 
3 tablespoons butter 
Steaks (each about 1 inch thick) 
1/4 cup chopped shallots 
1 cup heavy/whipping cream 
3 tablespoons Cognac or brandy 
2 tablespoons drained green peppercorns in brine 

Method
Boil stock in small saucepan until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 7 minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Season steaks with salt and pepper. Cook steaks to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plate (do not clean skillet). 

Add chopped shallots to same skillet and sauté 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add reduced beef stock, 1 cup whipping cream, 3 tablespoons Cognac and green peppercorns. Boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, about 6 minutes. Season sauce to taste with pepper.

Spoon sauce over steaks and serve.

Creamy Peppercorn Sauce......?

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