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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This recipe was adopted from an old cookbook called Cooking for Two by Sue Russell. I love the flavour of this very quick and simple to prepare steak. I highly recommend that you use whole peppercorns that you crack yourself. Ingredients:
2 rib eye steaks, cut 1-inch thick (1/4 lb to 1/2 lb each) |
3 teaspoons whole black peppercorns |
2 ounces butter (1/4 cup or 1/2 stick) |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
2 teaspoons brandy |
1 teaspoon butter |
Directions:
1. Place peppercorns in a ziplock bag and crush coarsely with a rolling. Alternatively, you may use a mortar and pestle but you may have the pepper escaping as it's crushed.
2. Press cracked pepper into both sides of steaks.
3. In a heavy-based frying pan, heat butter and oil and cook steaks to desired doneness, turning once. (Medium-rare takes about 8 to 11 minutes, Medium takes about 12 to 14 minutes).
4. Remove from pan and keep hot.
5. Stir brandy into the pan juices and bring to a boil, scraping the sediment from pan.
6. Remove from heat and add extra butter.
7. Pour this sauce over the steaks and serve immediately.
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