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French steak dish This article is about the French dish known as pepper steak in English. For the Chinese-American dish, see Pepper steak.

Steak au poivre
Steak au poivre prepared with filet mignon and peppercorn sauce
Place of origin	France
Main ingredients	filet mignon, peppercorns
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Steak au poivre (French pronunciation: [stɛk o pwavʁ], Quebec French pronunciation: [stei̯k o pwɑːvʁ]), or pepper steak, is a French dish that consists of a steak, traditionally a filet mignon, coated with coarsely cracked peppercorns. The peppercorns form a crust on the steak when cooked and provide a pungent counterpoint to the beef. Steak au poivre may be found in traditional French restaurants in most urban areas.

Preparation

The peppercorn crust is made by placing the steak in a bed of cracked black (or mixed) peppercorns. Typically, the steak is seared in a hot skillet with a small amount of butter and oil. The steak is seared at a high temperature to cook the outside quickly and form the crust while leaving the interior rare to medium rare. The steak is left to rest for several minutes before serving.

Steak au poivre is often served with pan peppercorn sauce consisting of reduced cognac, heavy cream, and the fond from the bottom of the pan, often including other ingredients such as butter, shallots, and/or Dijon mustard. Common side dishes to steak au poivre are various forms of mashed potatoes and pommes frites (small fried shoestring potatoes).

Steak au poivre with cognac sauce
Mexican-style steak au poivre with habanero pepper served in Tampere, Finland

References

Pierre Franey (Mar 6, 1985). "Steak Survives The Pepper Treatment". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
"Add French Flavoring To Steak". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Feb 22, 1978. p. 9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
Alton Brown (2005). "Steak au Poivre". Food Network. FoodNetwork.com. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
Michael Hastings (January 5, 2011). "Peppercorns make steak 'au poivre'". Winston-Salem Journal. Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
Pierre Franey (Mar 6, 1985). "Steak 'au poivre' Calls For Eggplant Provencal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

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