Cook Steak in Peppercorn Sauce
Template:StubThis delicious peppercorn sauce will leave you wondering how you ever ate steak with anything else!
Steps
- Take a small handful of black peppercorns and use the pestle and mortar to crush them into fairly large pieces.
- Pour the crushed peppercorns onto a chopping board and press each side of the steak into the peppercorns, encrusting the steak with them
- Pour a slug of balsamic vinegar into a small cup and open your pack of crème fraîche. Place these and a tablespoon near to your hob; you will need quick access to them.
- Heat a little oil in your frying pan. You could use sunflower oil, for example.
- Fry your steak to taste.
- While frying the steak, brush most of the peppercorns into the pan. These will now form a part of the sauce.
- Remove the steak when it is cooked and place it on plates to serve.
- With the pan still on the heat, pour in the balsamic vinegar. stir it vigorously with the spatula, making sure to scrape the peppercorns and meat remnants from the bottom of the pan so they mix with the vinegar. This process is called deglazing.
- Spoon in a few big dollops of crème fraîche and heat the mixture until it just starts to simmer. This shouldn't take longer than a few seconds.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and pour it onto your steak.
- Serve with new potatoes and green beans. Enjoy!
Warnings
- Metal utensils will ruin a non-stick pan.
- Good kitchen hygiene should be practiced whenever you cook.
- Wash your hands and utensils thoroughly before and after cooking.
- Be careful not to burn yourself while cooking.
Things You'll Need
- Good quality steak
- Black peppercorns
- Crème fraîche
- Sunflower oil
- Good quality balsamic vinegar (no other type of vinegar will do)
- A non-stick frying pan or wok
- A spatula (preferably wooden.; plastic or silicone will do, but don't use metal)
- A chopping board
- A mortar and pestle
