{"id":2517,"slug":"peppercorn-strip-steaks-with-cognac-cream-sauce","title":"Peppercorn Strip Steaks with Cognac Cream Sauce","description":"A homemade steak sauce finishes this meal all off. The sauce sure is better than that A1 stuff.","ingredients_raw":["2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced","Salt","Olive oil","¼ cup black peppercorns, cracked","4 ea. (24 ounces) boneless strip steaks, trimmed of excess fat","¼ cup cognac","3 tbsp heavy cream","¼ cup (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces"],"ingredients_norm":["garlic","salt","olive oil","black peppercorns cracked","ea. boneless strip steak","cognac","heavy cream","unsalted butter"],"steps":["Sprinkle garlic with salt. Rub with the side of the knife repeatedly until garlic forms a thick paste.","Rub steaks with oil. Season on both sides with salt, then press peppercorns into both sides of meat. Let sit until room temperature, about 30 minutes.","Heat a stainless steel skillet large enough to hold the steaks over high heat. Pour some oil into the pan, then add steaks. Cook 4 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove and keep warm.","Pour out excess fat but do not scrape pan. Deglaze pan with cognac, then turn off heat and ignite with a firestick. Shake pan until flames die.","Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by half, then whisk in cream and garlic.","Whisk in butter. Once butter has melted completely, spoon over steaks. Serve immediately."],"categories":["Meat recipes","Recipes using beef loin","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using cognac","Pan fried recipes","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Main course recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using heavy cream","Recipes using garlic"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Peppercorn_Strip_Steaks_with_Cognac_Cream_Sauce","source_ref":"4518995","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Peppercorn_Strip_Steaks_with_Cognac_Cream_Sauce&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"1bff46e65913bca92fffa5ca09670f557a498de695b80de63ae6382ad78cf301","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/peppercorn-strip-steaks-with-cognac-cream-sauce"}