Pepper Steak With Mushrooms

"Coarsely ground peppercorns and chili flakes give some zing to sirloin steaks. These are accompanied by a bourbon cream sauce. From a book entitled "The Ultimate Cooking Course", 2003."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peppercorns, coarsely crushed
  • 12 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (optional)
  • 4 (6 -8 ounce) boneless sirloin or (6 -8 ounce) filet mignon steaks, well trimmed
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 2 2 tablespoons scotch or 2 tablespoons beef stock
  • 12 cup whipping cream
  • salt, to taste
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directions

  • Combine peppercorns & hot pepper flakes and press onto both sides of steaks.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil with butter in a heavy frying pan (make sure that it will be large enough to accomodate the steaks in one layer).
  • Add mushrooms to frying pan and cook over medium heat, stirring and turning them occasionally until they are wilted (approx 5 minutes).
  • Increase the heat to med-high and continue cooking until the liquid from mushrooms have evaporated and they are lightly browned. With slotted spoon, remove them from the pan & reserve.
  • Add remaining oil to frying pan. When hot, add the steaks.
  • Fry until brown, about 2 min on each side. Continue cooking until desired degree of doneness is reached.
  • Remove steaks from pan & keep hot.
  • Pour off all fat from pan. Add alcohol or stock and bring to boil, stirring and scraping browned bits from bottom of pan. Add cream & bring back to a boil. Boil 1 minute.
  • Stir in mushrooms & reheat them. Check seasoning & then pour sauce over steaks to serve.

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Reviews

  1. The pepper was a bit overwhelming for my husband and he waited until I cooked and served the meal to tell me he doesn't like mushrooms. The sauce was a bit runny but I thickened it up but still no go. I just didn't like this recipe.
     
  2. Excellent steak recipe. I used a small rib eye steak. I took the liberty of omitting the whipping cream. After deglazing the pan with the cognac I put the steak & mushrooms back into the pan for 1 minute flipping the steak. The mushrooms & steak turned golden. The steak was a perfect pink inside.
     
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