Creamy Peppercorn Sauce: Easy & Perfect for Entertaining
This creamy peppercorn sauce is rich, cozy, and one of my favorite make-ahead sauces for steak night.
It’s made with simple ingredients like butter, shallots, garlic, brandy, cracked peppercorns, beef stock, and a splash of heavy cream. Nothing fancy, but somehow it tastes like you ordered it at your favorite steakhouse.
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
10
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Butter, Salted
- 2 whole2 whole2 whole Shallot, chopped
- 1 clove1 clove1 clove Garlic, minced
- 0.25 cup0.25 cup0.25 cup Brandy
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Black Peppercorns, Whole, smashed
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Beef Stock
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 0.75 cup0.75 cup0.75 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- Salt, to taste
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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Add your peppercorns to a ziplock bag and give them a good whack with a mallet or heavy pan. You want cracked pieces, not dust.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the beef stock and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a heavy stainless steel pan over medium heat. Add the chopped shallots and stir for about a minute until they soften.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the brandy and let it cook down for about 3 minutes, until most of it has soaked into the shallots and garlic.
- Stir in the cracked peppercorns, the beef stock mixture, and the Worcestershire sauce.
- Pour in the heavy cream and stir until the sauce becomes silky and smooth.
- Add salt to taste.
Notes
If you want a more steak-forward flavor profile, make the sauce right after you cook your steaks. Add the butter straight into the steak drippings instead of starting with a clean pan. All those browned bits on the bottom melt right into the sauce and make it richer, deeper, and extra delicious.
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Coconut Free Egg Free Gluten Free Nut Free Sauces & Dressings Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free| This is our estimate based on online research. | |
| Calories: | 157 |
| Fat: | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates: | 4 g |
| Protein: | 2 g |
| Cholesterol: | 45 g |
| Sodium: | 62 mg |
| Fiber: | 1 g |
| Sugars: | 1 g |
| Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
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I want to put this sauce on everything!