- 2 fillets
- ground pepper
- 3 tbl butter
- 1 shallot
- 1 clove garlic
- handful of mushrooms
- 1/3 cup sherry
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1tbl freshly chopped parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
this is heaven. really it is. steak with a creamy mushroom sauce. oh my.
steak au poivre is usually made with brandy or wine and it usually does not have mushrooms or cream in it. e loves this steak au poivre. in our past lives we used to frequent this restaurant that had the best steak au poivre (i just like saying it now) ever. it was something he ordered all the time. i never got it until i started eating meat and finally tasted it.
as i mentioned above, this dish was not supposed to have mushrooms in it, or cream for that matter. the original recipe i picked up had a red wine reduction with some shallots, butter and brandy. i decided to just start cooking and not worry about what other recipes called for. the best part of this dish, it is all made in one skillet.
steak au poivre
to prepare: steak au poivre is usually steak coated in ground peppercorns. an easy way to do this at home is to use a pepper grinder and grind pepper on a plate, lay steaks on plate and grind more pepper on top. press on the steak to make sure steak is coated.
- in a big skillet melt about 1 tbl butter. add those steaks and fry them up, about 5 minutes on each side. if you try and lift them up and they wont move, leave them, when the steak is cooked you will be able to gently lift them up.
- when your steak is done put them aside to rest. in the same skillet add about 2 tbl butter and add shallots, garlic and mushrooms. saute till mushrooms are slightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. add the sherry to de-glaze pan, mix and cook for another minute or two. add cream and parsley, mix, taste and season with salt and pepper.
this is a great meal to treat your honey too, or just yourself really 
the steak was perfectly cooked to a medium rare and the sauce was so good. we had this with some onions rings and a salad. perfect meal.
