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Close-up of a steak topped with creamy peppercorn sauce, served alongside whole grilled tomatoes, asparagus, and a portion of fries, all on a white plate. The steak is cooked medium, revealing a pink center.

Easy Peppercorn Sauce For Steak (15 minutes)

Lauren
I make this once a week, every week, for steak night as it’s Johnny’s favourite. He says it rivals most restaurants, which is high praise indeed considering it’s a fairly simple method. 
5 from 6 votes
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, British
Servings 2
Calories 386 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 30 g butter salted or unsalted
  • ½ brown onion or shallot (finely chopped)
  • 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 8 g cracked black pepper or ground black pepper use pepper mill or mortar & pestle
  • 1 chicken stock cube or vegetable or beef stock cube
  • 150 ml water
  • 150 ml double cream

Instructions
 

  • Melt 30 g butter in a pan
  • Add ½ brown onion (finely chopped) with 8 g cracked black pepper or ground black pepper , 2 teaspoon dijon mustard and 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar and cook until softened (approx 5 mins)
  • Dissolve 1 chicken stock cube in 150 ml water, add to sauce and simmer for 5 mins
  • Then pour in 150 ml double cream and simmer for another 5 minutes or so
  • Optional: add peppercorn sauce to the pan you cooked the steaks in and 'de-glaze' the pan with the sauce to pick up all of the steak juices and deepen the flavour

Nutrition

Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 3gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1508IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 1mg
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