What did you cook or eat today? (October 2025)

Buttoni 5 cheese tortellini with homemade marinara. Ghirardelli brownies for dessert later.
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My first attempt at steak au poivre.

Not a total failure, as the pepper crust was intact and the bottom had a nice sear. And overall it was delicious and tender. But my sauce would not thicken. And I wasn't in the mood to make a slurry as a quick fix. The sauce was tasty, but thin. And ran all over the steak and hid the crust :(

Stirring the sauce and playing with the heat let the steak get away from me about 7 degrees, but I prefer pink over red anyway. Still, with the pepper flavoring, I was shooting for a bit more rare.

Never having had it before, I was surprised at how the pepper did not overtake things. I guess the searing/roasting tames the peppercorns?

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