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Serves: 2
Cooking time: approx. 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 beef rump, sirloin or fillet steaks
1 x 5ml sp (1tsp) oil
15g (1/2oz) butter
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 x 5ml sp (3tsp) mixed peppercorns, lightly crushed
2 x 15ml sp (2tbsp) brandy
6 x 15ml sp (5tbsp) whipping cream
mixed mushrooms, sliced
Method:
Press the crushed peppercorns into the steak. Heat oil in frying pan and
cook steak as below. Remove from pan and keep warm. Melt butter in pan
and fry garlic and mushrooms. Add the brandy and cook for 1 minute. Add
the cream. Cook over low heat until sauce thickens. Pour over steak and
serve with mixed salad or vegetables of your choice.
Cut of steak:
Beef sirloin or rump steaks, 2cm (3/4 inch) thick
Approximate cooking times for each side:
Rare: 2 minutes
Medium: 4 minutes
Well done: 6 minutes
Beef fillet steaks, 2-3cm (3/4 - 1.1/4inch) thick
Approximate cooking time for each side:
Rare: 2-4 minutes
Medium: 4-5 minutes
Well done: 6-7 minutes
Tip:
If you want a less fiery sauce use 1-2 x 5ml sp (tsp) of peppercorns.
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