{"id":3255,"slug":"steak-au-poivre-pepper-steak","title":"Steak au Poivre (Pepper Steak)","description":"Pepper steak is a dish where tender beef steaks are crusted with cracked peppercorns and then seared in a hot pan. A pan sauce can then be made of the meat drippings.","ingredients_raw":["Kosher salt","4 ea. (24–32 ounces) beef tenderloin steaks, 1 inch thick","2 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked","⅓ cup cognac","1 cup heavy cream","¼ cup unsalted butter, divided","2 tsp olive oil"],"ingredients_norm":["kosher salt","ea. beef tenderloin steaks inch thick","black peppercorns cracked","cognac","heavy cream","unsalted butter","olive oil"],"steps":["Sprinkle steaks on both sides liberally with kosher salt. Press peppercorns into both sides of each steak. Let sit for 30 minutes or until room temperature.","Melt 1 tbsp butter with oil in a large stainless steel skillet over medium high heat. Add steaks and cook 5 minutes per side for medium rare, 6 for medium, and 7 for well done. Remove from pan and keep warm.","Raise heat in pan to high. Turn off the heat, then deglaze pan with cognac. Carefully ignite with a firestick or kitchen lighter, then swirl the pan until flames die.","Put heat to medium and whisk continuously to remove fond. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has reduced by half.","Whisk in cream. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has reduced to ⅓ cup.","Slowly whisk in butter, 1 tbsp at a time. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve warm."],"categories":["Meat recipes","Recipes using beef loin","Recipes using cognac","Recipes using pepper","Pan fried recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using heavy cream"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Steak_au_Poivre_(Pepper_Steak)","source_ref":"4511165","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Steak_au_Poivre_(Pepper_Steak)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"92c535af39039e4def123f4ad0c97448e3afcdc387fe8284817c03debc00deae","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:24Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:24Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/steak-au-poivre-pepper-steak"}