Peppercorn Strip Steaks with Cognac Cream Sauce
A homemade steak sauce finishes this meal all off. The sauce sure is better than that A1 stuff.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.