How to make a pan sauce for steak | Bistrot pepper steak recipe like in France

Made this for my wife’s parents today...I’m pretty much invincible now...great video.

Thanks Stephane, I loved the recipe. Steak au Poivre is my favorite dish by far! I have been eating Steak au Poivre for about 50 years. It was a family favorite when I was growing up. Both my parents who were great cooks, also loved to entertain their friends so good cooking was a must. Both of them took turns to make the family favorites, Steak au Poivre and Boeuf Bourguignon. As for the Steak au Poivre, each of them had a somewhat different version, Mom's was done in the traditional way much like Stephane's recipe (but using white onion as échalotes are not available in my country). My Dad added to it chopped Green Peppercorns and a little minced garlic (he always reminded us that this was not the traditional recipe) but his reason for adding the garlic was since échalotes were not available and white onion were the only option, he would first blanch the minced onions and garlic in boiling water for a minute or so thus making both of them milder and thus making the flavor closer to the échalotes. (Échalotes are softer than onion with a flavor that reminds a little of garlic so I think it was a pretty good way to balance the flavor and making it closer to the traditional flavor). I liked his version a little more but both were fantastic, they enjoyed the competition and we all had the luck of having great food. Last year my family spent a long vacation in France. As you can imagine, the two dishes I ate more were Steak au Poivre, and Boeuf Bourguignon. We went to may small bistrots and also many famous restaurants like Le Relais de l'Entrecote, Les Gourmets des Ternes, Chez Paul, Golden Pat, Bistrot Paul Bert, Brasserie Barbès, Auteuil Brasserie and others. Regarding the Steak au Poivre, on a few places they had the variation using the chopped green peppercorns (and no garlic of course). I did enjoy those even more than the traditional ones and I highly suggest you try this variation at least once. I frequently make this dish at home and almost always use both the cracked black pepper plus the chopped green peppercorns. My pan sauce is very similar to Stephane's but instead of échalotes of course I have no choice but to use the blanched white onion and garlic. and instead of Martell i use Curvoisier V.S. as Martell is not easily found here either. By the way, you can get on Amazon cans of Madagascar Green Peppercorns (these are the best). I have tried them all and the best by far come from France and are packed by a company called ETS MOULIN and they go for under $7 dollars for a 100 gram / 3.52 oz. can . Stephane, maybe you can add a link to these to your Amazon list... Thanks!

I bartended in a French Restaurant for 20yrs and this was one of my favorites. And Sweetbreads. Oh my! The Chef/owner retired, and closed the restaurant. I missed a great opportunity to be taught his fabulous sauces. So glad I've found you!

I have now made this 3 times, first time with a $40.00 custom cut ribeye 2 inch thick from a fancy butcher, second time with a decent $27.00 ribeye, and today with a 1 inch strip steak That was only $14.00. each time it has gotten better which is proof of not a good piece of meat, but a good recipe. Thanks for posting this, our new favorite steak recipe. BTW this time I substituted creme fraiche for the cream...give it a go!

This is the second time I made it. First time was amazing. This time we thought we were in heaven. My friend and I both never had such an amazing sauce, at home or in a restaurant. I am not sure what I did differently this time round, but I was generous with the cognac, butter, and cream. The layers of flavour were incredible. Thank you Stéphane!!!

Ha! I absolutely fell over laughing with joy when you pulled out the bread to soak up the sauce. For me, the soul of French cooking is in the sauces and a good baugeutte is the ONLY way to enjoy the full experience. I learned how to do it here in France and will never look back. Pepper steak is one of my favorites so this video was especially delightful. Merci Stéphane!

I made this for my girlfriend yesterday - it was so perfect! Felt like I was at a bistro in Paris. Thank you so much for these videos. Mis en place for the win!!!!!!

This channel is great. There's a lot of content focusing on modern, quick (lazy) recipes, so it's awesome to see someone doing classic cooking that takes time, technique, and care.

I made this last week and can honestly say it might be the best thing I have ever cooked. I haven't stopped talking about it. I can't stress enough how absolutely delicious this is and how this is now my go-to recipe when attempting to show off my culinary skills. Just perfection

I had a 30 year career flying back and forth between the states and Paris. I was fortunate to taste so many wonderful French dishes on layovers but this one was my go to at any restaurant I had not been to before. If they got this wrong, well don't go back. Thank you for the lesson and I am going to try this to give my family a taste of my good fortune spending some time there.

Your videos made me fall in love with the French kitchen, and made me even more intrested in food. Thanks man :)

I always start frying with steak that thick, sat on its fat edge down - the fat renders nice & golden and then you can fry the meat both sides to your liking 😊👍

10:00 Speaking as Tunisian that's how we almost always use bread , dip it in sauce \stew , i approve

The cream looks exactly like the map of France at 7:06.

It’s 7:05 pm at night, I’ve already had dinner and now I have to go make a pepper steak. Thanks for making me hungry ...

Very fancy version of Steak Diane and used to be a staple at restaurants in America until the 80's complete with the waiter making it tableside. Sauce looks amazing!

I have now made this recipe four times and every time it does nothing but get better, this is been a favorite of mine for decades and so happy to be able to make it and make it well

Made this with a grass-fed beef filet tonight. It was soooo good! Picked up some cognac yesterday, and it added the perfect taste note to this dish. Made pilaf with basmati rice, and a green salad to accompany the beef. Thank you for all these videos - I have learned so much from you.

I love this man. He cooks beautifully. That sauce looks so delicious.

I've always loved steak in creamy pepper sauce but never managed to get it quite right. This recipe changed that. It turned out amazing and everyone who tried it loved it. Thanks so much for the upload!