Peppercorn Gravy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• pan juices, from steak
• 1/3 cup minced shallot
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup cognac
• 1 (8 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, coarsely crushed
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 -3 teaspoons dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 put about 1 tablespoon of steak grease (if you don't have any yet, i used bacon grease i had in the fridge and it worked just fine) in the bottom of a pan.
• 2 add shallots and minced garlic to pan and sautee in grease for 1 - 2 minutes, until softened.
• 3 deglaze with cognac, scraping up bits which cling to the skillet.
• 4 add beef broth and pepper corns, bring to a boil.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine heavy cream and starch, mix together.
• 6 whisk cornstarch mixture into sauce and simmer until lightly thickened.
• 7 whisk in mustard, and pour remaining steak juices from the plate they are resting on into your pan!