Pepper Steak For Two

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 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

Recipe

• 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.