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Pepper steak with mushroom sauce

Name: Pepper steak with mushroom sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons crushed mixed peppercorns; 4 x 150g sirloin or New York steaks; 30g unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to brush; 2 eschalots, finely chopped; 300g mixed mushrooms (such as Swiss browns and shiitakes), sliced if large; 3-4 thyme sprigs; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 1/3 cup (80ml) red wine; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/2 cup (125ml) beef stock; Mashed potato and watercress leaves, to serve

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

A perfectly cooked steak smothered in creamy mushroom sauce - all you need now is a glass of red.

2 tablespoons crushed mixed peppercorns
4 x 150g sirloin or New York steaks
30g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to brush
2 eschalots, finely chopped
300g mixed mushrooms (such as Swiss browns and shiitakes), sliced if large
3-4 thyme sprigs
1 tablespoon plain flour
1/3 cup (80ml) red wine
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup (125ml) beef stock
Mashed potato and watercress leaves, to serve

Method

1.

Mix peppercorns with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. Brush steaks with a little oil, then coat evenly in pepper mixture. Set aside.
2.

Heat butter and half the oil in a frypan over high heat. Add eschalots and stir for 1 minute until softened. Add mushrooms and cook for 1-2 minutes until wilted. Turn heat to low, stir in thyme and flour and cook for a further minute. Add wine, Worcestershire, paste, mustard and stock. Stir for 1-2 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Set aside.
3.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a separate frypan over high heat. Cook 2 steaks for 2 minutes each side for medium rare. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil while you cook the remaining steaks.
4.

Return mushroom sauce to stove and reheat gently. To serve, place a dollop of mashed potato on each plate. Top with steak, mushroom sauce and watercress.