Steaks In Brandy Cream Sauce Food

STEAKS IN BRANDY-CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sprinkle both sides of steaks with salt and ground pepper; add to hot skillet. Cook for 2 minutes on each side or until brown. Transfer to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Bake the steaks, uncovered, in a 400 degrees F oven for 10 to 13 minutes for medium-rare doneness (145 degrees F).
• For brandy-cream sauce, in the same skillet cook mushrooms and onions over medium heat till just until tender. Remove the pan from heat; add brandy. Carefully ignite brandy with a long match (mixture will flame up). Or don't ignite brandy; return to heat and simmer, uncovered, for 4 minutes or till most of the liquid is evaporated. When the flame is gone or most of the liquid has been evaporated, add whipping cream. Bring the sauce just to boiling. Boil gently for about 8 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, place steaks on warm serving plates and spoon the sauce over the meat. Makes 2 to 4 servings.

STEAK WITH CREAMY PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Take the steaks out of the fridge 20 minutes before planning to cook.
• Crush the pepper using a rolling pin, mortar and pestle or the side of a hardy knife.

NEW YORK STRIP STEAK WITH BRANDIED MUSHROOMS AND FRESH THYME

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until smoking. Sprinkle the steaks all over with salt and pepper. Put the steaks in the pan and cook, turning to brown all sides completely, until medium-rare, 8 to 10 minutes depending on how thick the steaks are. Remove the steaks to a platter with tongs and cover loosely with a tent of aluminum foil to keep the meat warm while you make the sauce.
• Put the saute pan back over medium-high heat and add 1/4 cup olive oil. When the oil is smoking, add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, about 10 minutes, until golden brown. Then add the thyme and garlic, and season well with salt and pepper. Toss a few more times to cook the garlic, then dump the mushrooms out onto a platter. Take the pan off the heat, add the brandy, and cook until almost evaporated. Add the cream and cook that down 2 to 3 minutes until reduced by about one-half and thickened. Return the mushrooms to the pan with whatever juices have collected on the platter and simmer the whole thing another 2 minutes until thickened again. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the steak thin against the grain. Taste the sauce for salt and pepper and serve.

ANYTHING BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 1 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add green onion and saute' until tender, about 1-2 minutes. If desired, add mushrooms and saute' 1 more minute.
• Stir in broth and brandy. Cook about 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced (should coat back of spoon).
• Stir in the heavy cream and season with salt and pepper if desired. Serve over just about anything.

STEAK AU POIVRE WITH BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pat steaks dry with paper towels. Press crushed peppercorns evenly onto each side of steaks.
• Melt butter with oil in large heavy frypan over medium heat. Add steaks and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to a platter; keep warm.
• To prepare sauce, add onion and garlic to pan and sauté for 2 minutes. Stir in brandy, stock and mustard. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in cream. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 5 - 7 minutes. Stir in salt. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve immediately.

PORK BUTTERFLY STEAKS BAKED IN LEEK AND APPLE BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
• Chop up the leeks into slices.
• Peel and core the apple, then cut into slices.
• Heat up the olive oil in a deep fry pan or sauce pan, or in the stove top safe casserole.
• Brown the pork steaks then remove and set aside on plate.
• Add the butter and melt.
• Add the leeks and stirfry til soft.
• Add the brandy and cook the alcohol out.
• Add the stock and simmer slowly til reduced by about half.
• Add the paprika.
• Add the dash of cream, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Lay the pork steaks then the sauce over the top in the casserole.
• Lay the apple slices on top and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• Bake for about 40 mins.
• Remove from oven and place pork steaks with vegetables on the plates.
• Cover with foil to rest meat.
• Either put the stove-safe casserole back on stove, or return sauce to sauce pan and then onto stove on a low-medium heat.
• Mix up the flour with some of the sauce in a separate cup (if you wish to have a thickened sauce. if not, just serve immediately).
• Add flour paste mixture to sauce and stir to thicken.
• Pour sauce over meat and vegetables.

BRANDY & CREAM MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan over moderate heat and add the garlic, spring onions and the mushrooms.
• Cook until mushrooms are golden brown.
• Add the brandy and cream and bring to boil.
• Turn down heat and simmer for 5minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
• Serve poured over steak, chicken or pork.
• Enjoy.