Fillet Of Steak With A Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 steak fillets, 1-11/2 inches thick
• 2 tablespoons red wine
• 5 tablespoons brandy
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon crushed black pepper (i like mine quite peppery so i tend to use between 11/2 tbs to 2 tbs, so feel free to adjust pepper)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons beef stock
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornflour
• 2 tablespoons double cream
• 1 tablespoon light cream

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan mix red wine, brandy, red wine vinegar, garlic clove, beef stock, water and crushed pepper. bring to boil then reduce heat to a simmer, simmer for about 10 minutes; you want to reduce slightly. mix cornflour with a little water and add, stir until mixture thickens add double cream and light cream. stir and pour into heatproof jug to serve.
• 2 for the steaks heat an oiled pan, once hot add steaks and sear a couple of minutes on each side. then cook until desired doneness. i bought really thick steaks so i cooked them 20-25 minutes for medium rare. so less cooking time if they are thin. once cooked remove from pan and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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