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Steak au Poivre with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Great Steaks: A peppery crust and a quick, easy pan sauce turn a midweek dinner into bistro night. This recipe makes enough steak for dinner tonight as well as for Steak Sandwich Wraps tomorrow or later in the week.

Steak au Poivre with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

You don’t need to go to a French restaurant for authentic steak au poivre. Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey teaches you how to make this bistro favorite at home.

Everyday Food, December 2011
  • Prep Time 45 minutes
  • Total Time 45 minutes
  • Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound fingerling or other small potatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Coarse salt
  • 3/4 cup crushed black peppercorns
  • 3 boneless New York strip steaks (1 inch thick; 2 pounds total), excess fat trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Chopped fresh parsley, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt. Roast until golden brown and crisp, about 35 minutes, flipping halfway through.

  2. Meanwhile, spread peppercorns on a large plate. Season steaks with salt, then press into pepper, coating both sides. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil and butter over high. In 2 batches, cook steaks until medium rare, about 8 minutes, flipping once. Let rest on a cutting board, 5 to 10 minutes.

  3. Discard fat from skillet, lightly wipe with a paper towel to remove any loose pepper, and heat over medium. Add wine and cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until wine is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add cream and cook until sauce coats back of spoon, about 4 minutes. Stir in mustard and season with salt.

  4. Refrigerate 1 steak to use in the Steak Sandwich Wrap. Slice remaining steaks against the grain, divide among four plates, and top with sauce. Serve with potatoes and parsley.

Recipe Reviews

Reviews (2)

  • Mary Rose McDaniel
    22 Oct, 2012

    I have made this now a number of times and it is so delish!

  • EvelynZ
    16 Sep, 2012

    This recipe was very easy to make and delicious! I only used up about half of the sauce for the amount of steak.