AB's Steak au Poivre

[mjolnir01]

I faced a bit of a conundrum earlier today. I wanted to make steak for the wife as a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, but I wanted to do something different. The grill's been out of propane- for some reason it's almost impossible to find propane in the UK- and we've had a lot of pan-seared ribeyes lately. I had to get us out of the rut.

I remembered Alton Brown had a great recipe for Steak au Poivre on Good Eats a few years ago:

Steak au Poivre

I normally shy away from anything remotely French when it comes to food. Any culture that eats snails should be a bit suspect. However Alton has NEVER steered me wrong, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I did-- I was blown away. The sauce was silky and velvety with a nice sweet tang that complimented the black pepper perfectly. Delicious with the fillets. I coupled the steak with some thin-sliced French Fries (pom frites?) and it made a great dinner.

If your grill goes out of commission or you just feel like something different, give this a try!

 

[uptown_isy]

I faced a bit of a conundrum earlier today. I wanted to make steak for the wife as a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, but I wanted to do something different. The grill's been out of propane- for some reason it's almost impossible to find propane in the UK- and we've had a lot of pan-seared ribeyes lately. I had to get us out of the rut.

I remembered Alton Brown had a great recipe for Steak au Poivre on Good Eats a few years ago:

Steak au Poivre

I normally shy away from anything remotely French when it comes to food. Any culture that eats snails should be a bit suspect. However Alton has NEVER steered me wrong, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I did-- I was blown away. The sauce was silky and velvety with a nice sweet tang that complimented the black pepper perfectly. Delicious with the fillets. I coupled the steak with some thin-sliced French Fries (pom frites?) and it made a great dinner.

If your grill goes out of commission or you just feel like something different, give this a try!

Thanks for the recipe. I always enjoy a nice steak au poive, but have never made it myself. Looks like I'll have to give it a try.

 

[cigar_skip]

Gonna be doing an "iron Chef" with my brother against a couple of foodie friends & I'm thinking this might be a good addition. Thanks for the post.

Skip

 

[insight]

Steak au poivre is my 'go to' steak dish for when its raining or I run out of gas/coal for the grills. Tonight I am gonna do steak oscar instead but usually au poivre is a big hit in my house.

 

[LarianLeQuella]

4 minutes on a side?! :0 What are they thinking?!

Okay, so maybe everyone doesn't eat their dead cow nearly raw, but they should!

 

[mjolnir01]

4 minutes on a side?! :0 What are they thinking?!

Okay, so maybe everyone doesn't eat their dead cow nearly raw, but they should!

I'm a medium-rare guy, but my wife prefers medium, so I upped it to 5 minutes a side. That worked out well.

 

[LarianLeQuella]

Now you're just trying to hurt me! UPPED it to 5? :0

When we go out to eat, even my 12 year old daughter likes to order her steaks "bloody". That has got to be a sign of good parenting.

 

[beyond the band]

I love Alton. I have his kosher salt cellar in my kitchen.
Everything I cook from his show always turns out great.

4 minutes on a side?! :0 What are they thinking?!

Okay, so maybe everyone doesn't eat their dead cow nearly raw, but they should!

I like my steak done to the point that a good vet can repair it and teach it to walk again :sign:

 

[LarianLeQuella]

I like my steak done to the point that a good vet can repair it and teach it to walk again :sign:

A quote worthy of friending there! I use that one all the time.

 

[mjolnir01]

Now you're just trying to hurt me! UPPED it to 5? :0

When we go out to eat, even my 12 year old daughter likes to order her steaks "bloody". That has got to be a sign of good parenting.

I know, I know... I love my wife, but her doneness preference is one of those "in spite of" things. Fortunately, she makes up for it in other areas.

I love Alton. I have his kosher salt cellar in my kitchen.
Everything I cook from his show always turns out great.

4 minutes on a side?! :0 What are they thinking?!

Okay, so maybe everyone doesn't eat their dead cow nearly raw, but they should!

I like my steak done to the point that a good vet can repair it and teach it to walk again :sign:

I just did Alton's chicken fried steak tonight... always one of our family favorites. I miss Good Eats so much!

 

[Shamrocker]

Good Eats was an amazing series. I've tried a number of AB's recipes and they've all been fantastic. I baked his free range fruitcake this Chistmas. I can't remember the last time I'd even eaten fruitcake, and everyone I mentioned my plans to bake it looked at me with this weird "huh, why would you want to MAKE fruitcake??" kind of look.
For a first time attempting it, it turned out great! Everyone that tried a slice said it was one of the best they'd had.
Wonder what kind of cigar would go well with a fruit macerated in rum and cognac basted cake??

 

[mjolnir01]

Good Eats was an amazing series. I've tried a number of AB's recipes and they've all been fantastic. I baked his free range fruitcake this Chistmas. I can't remember the last time I'd even eaten fruitcake, and everyone I mentioned my plans to bake it looked at me with this weird "huh, why would you want to MAKE fruitcake??" kind of look.
For a first time attempting it, it turned out great! Everyone that tried a slice said it was one of the best they'd had.
Wonder what kind of cigar would go well with a fruit macerated in rum and cognac basted cake??

I don't know, but if I ever meet him I'll ask... he's a cigar smoker.

 

[Shamrocker]

Good Eats was an amazing series. I've tried a number of AB's recipes and they've all been fantastic. I baked his free range fruitcake this Chistmas. I can't remember the last time I'd even eaten fruitcake, and everyone I mentioned my plans to bake it looked at me with this weird "huh, why would you want to MAKE fruitcake??" kind of look.
For a first time attempting it, it turned out great! Everyone that tried a slice said it was one of the best they'd had.
Wonder what kind of cigar would go well with a fruit macerated in rum and cognac basted cake??

I don't know, but if I ever meet him I'll ask... he's a cigar smoker.

He already had my respect and admiration... not sure how much more I have to give him, but I'll find a way.