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Creamy Pepper Sauce for a Scotch Fillet Steak (Sauce au Poivre)
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Wr200m
Jesus, all this sauce hate. If it complements the steak its just as good an addition as just salt and pepper. Try new things.. Jees.
DeadZygote
May as well be Charlie's milk steak...
BrobiwanKenobro
How do you sear like that without damn smoke of the gods attacking you
CazeSix
I always feel that much sauce on meat, is to cover up the obvious fuckup you made with the taste of the meat.
theoriginaljfizz
Stop. Please. So..... Hungry.....
thepartypooperscooper
Where's the Scotch?!?
Popnfrresh
You missed a ton. Need WAAAAAAAY more pepper. Also, missed flambe. Need cognac, whiskey, brandy, etc...
Popnfrresh
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/steak-au-poivre-recipe-1916730
thatclimbingguy
FUCK. I came.
CaerRythyr
Ugh FUCK off. Making me hungrier and shit.
KayJizzleDizzle
Lube me up and fuck me sideways that looks good.
entropyk
I read every comment (LOTS!) up to the time of this posting, and I have to say this: I may not know what's good, but I know what I like!
Munchman347
No mushrooms?...
WinoCrimesand69s
I'll just buy mine at Whataburger
SwolMongrel
This guy gets it
r6popo
ONE garlic clove? What is this, a sauce for ANTS!?
1CDiaz
nice.....NICE
Oznophis
It legit looks like someone threw up on it....
lazaronibunny
Cognac!!!!!
NapoleonDynOmite
And Dijon mustard
ChaosSchley
1CDiaz
This is called a steak Diane
5P4C3M4N
Fuck yo YouTube channel
Xanthx
Forgive my ignorance, what's a scotch fillet and why haven't I seen one before?
ImDukeNukem
I need that butter measurement in Americans please.
Nanimonai3
About 1 1/3 sticks of butter.
Nanimonai3
Though now that I look at the gif again, that bit of butter is far from 150g. Looks like a typo and might be 15g instead, (1/2)
Nanimonai3
or about a bit more than 1/10 of a stick of butter. (2/2)
Arthurtwoshedsjackson
Make it with bourbon instead of wine once and you'll never do it any other way.
Turboners
Nicely done! although i'll never understand why people drown a perfect piece of meat in sauce
Trimbl
Oscar style fillets are one of God's greatest gifts to mankind. Granted it's more than just sauce, but all together. Perfection.
MadHakon
Even the taste of a good steak isn't something that everyone loves, just the same as how I do not tomatoes, but will eat them as a sauce.
JohnnyRottenseed
i do not tomato either
HughLaurie
Because a good sauce can compliment a good steak, and people are all different and like things differently than you.
Turboners
And I never said that people should do it my way, I was just wondering since I don't get it... It's a personal opinion :)
NSATailoredAccessOperationsUnit
Barbarian! You aways have a sauce with steak, just not American crap gravy
jomama64
Oh my sweet summer child
ArchangelValkyrie
because not all pieces of meat are perfect. Some are a little shoddy or you messed up the cooking. So...death by sauce drowning! :D
PhilipCoulson
I often use a pan sauce on "lesser", cheaper cuts to make them taste a little fancier. But I like a good nakey-steaky too!
FlatPlutoSociety
I don't do this with high quality cuts of meat, but it's a great addition to the kind of mid-range steak you get at the local supermarket.
DemSumBigAssRidges
I'm with ya. Especially since I learned to reverse sear... Salt (sometimes truffle salt) and pepper. Maybe some steak butter. Done.
HelloMax
Reverse sear is the only way I cook steaks now, far far superior to other methods but takes a little time.
JHawke
..Reverse sear? As in.. microwave?
DemSumBigAssRidges
Basically I bake it at a low temp until it's my preferred level of done then I pan sear it on high for 20-30 seconds on each side
ikagawa
No. Cook low and slow until it hits the doneness you want then crank the temp to caramelize.
JHawke
Hmm, never heard of that. Just for steaks and such?
ikagawa
It's the only context I've heard it used in. Might work for a chicken/turkey for crisping the skin at the end.
BuckeyeBTH
Why? Because they a French... that's why
TossABabyYodaToYourWitcher
A nice sauce made from the fond is one of the best things out there
Lesbiansass
The right sauce accentuates without detraction
Brainlard
Also depends on the steak. I wouldn't touch a filet with a whipped cream-sauce.
railgap
The tradition probably started with less-than-perfect pieces of meat. ;)
duffamongus
This is one of my favorite things to make. My recipe is a little different, but it's delicious to the extreme.
JohnG34897
Brandy and set it on fire. Everyone loves the show if you make it for friends.
SarcasticComment
I did that with 151 and ran out of the house with a hot pan throwing up 3 feet of fire. College... guess who wasn't allowed to cook with rum
ikagawa
Did that once with spiced rum. I underestimated the height of the flames and slammed the cover on it in a panic. It was awesome.
SarcasticComment
Same. After running out of the house with 3 feet of fire, my roommates banned me from cooking with rum.
secretagentdoubleobeaver
What is a scotch fillet?
ArcaneConjecture
A ribeye without a bone.
secretagentdoubleobeaver
So... A ribeye?
SarcasticComment
A fillet that gets drunk in a dress and plays the ol bagpipes
secretagentdoubleobeaver
I'll take two
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
globogym1988
First thing I did was go looking for the Archer comment.
JustLikeAMetaphor
DoNt PuT sAuCe On StEaKs -people who refer to any amount of sauce as 'drowning'
amishcannoli
I dont prefer saucing steaks with anything...except with with mushrooms sauteed in butter, garlic, and bristol creme.
JustLikeAMetaphor
And I think that sounds great. The point is that steaks can be good other ways than a slab of rare meat.
amishcannoli
Ya likes what ya likes
Perrinoia
Yes. Medium rare is delightful.
Warmany42
except well done with shitty ketchup
Warmany42
now, that fancy shit is fine, but that shit that is 50% syrup, 49% vinegar and 1% tomato flavoring, get that president out of my sight
falcon224
That's a sauce
amishcannoli
You're a sauce
falcon224
Touche
amishcannoli
Let's have some damn steaks already.
rudejohn
I like steaks with just salt and pepper, BUT my wife made beef wellington with a brie mushroom sauce for New Year's and it was delightful.
DarthJ0e
As a chef, I get angry when people put A1 on a steak I cook for them. A well-seasoned steak doesn't. Need. Anything.
LeSethX
I rarely eat steak now, but I always have a few bites as prepared before adding whatever seasoning or sauce I prefer to my taste buds
Chr1990
Thank you! Kills the flavor imo.
Perrinoia
I hate when I order a steak and it's delivered with some kinda alcohol infused bullshit on top. Here's a perfect steak recipe:
Perrinoia
Grill+steak- grill+plate+fork÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷knife÷kn
Floppyfishy
Bit bland for my taste without any seasoning .
lemmonjello
its not about need its about what people like fuck off you uppity twat
DarthJ0e
I take pride in my work. And people like what I do. Nothing "uppity" about that ;)
lemmonjello
who the fuck cares about what some grill monkey thinks about how food should be eaten
SarcasticComment
I feel the same about "what does your bartender think about your drunk order" articles. The answer is "I don't care."
ThrowTheAccountAway
I never understood this argument, I get that you take pride in your work, and probably make a mean steak, but A1 is just different flavoring
lemmonjello
its like an artist being pissed off what house their painting is hung in.
ThrowTheAccountAway
Or rather an artist who paints with oil hating on charcoal, to me its just different.
TossABabyYodaToYourWitcher
Aspiring chef, I feel you
platonicwheelbarrow
I put ketchup on steak
DarthJ0e
Heathen
charkleman
Nice
rawrhayyyley
To each their own
KillingTlme
My wife puts A1 on all steak cuts. I no longer buy her good steak.
DarthJ0e
This guy gets it.
JustLikeAMetaphor
But there's more to it than that. Which steak, which seasoning, which sauce, over or under? There isn't one perfect way to have steak.
MireLight
A1 sauce is a strong sauce to drown out the taste of bad or cheap steak. thats all there is to it.
SgtThunderfistMD
I’d never put it on a legit steak, but damn if A1 isn’t delicious.
DarthJ0e
Everyone has their perfect way. The main rule is let the sauce compliment, not overpower. The meat is the star of the show.
ProbablyCrazier
What really bugs me is that the sauce is more what I'd do for fish than red meat.
TwoCheese
I’d say fuck the rules if you want. My coworker has ketchup with our hanger steak. I don’t give a shit what they eat. Just don’t sell it.
mormacil
Exactly you can pry my chocolate wine sauce with venison steak from my cold dead hands.
JustLikeAMetaphor
Agreed, but many people seem to buy this 'steak-snobbery' where a steak can only -ever- be served by itself, rare, seasoned with salt/pep.
GreekTrojan
Thankyou.gif. Too many people serving/eating steak this way because of fake foodie hipster credit.
Takavos
A-1 is straight garbage
JeezusJuice
Where are you a chef? I don’t think most of the good steakhouses here have A1. I can’t imagine someone asking A1 at the Chop House or RPM.
JeezusJuice
I don’t mean to disparage you or where you work, but if you’re at some chain place, you’ve got to realize that your company doesn’t cater to
JeezusJuice
the most sophisticated palates, nor steak enthusiasts, etc.
DarthJ0e
I don't work at a chain restaurant. Every steak I have on my menu has an accompanying sauce or accutrament that enhances, but I do 1/2
thisisagoldfish
Nothing sets off the flavor of a steak like some ketchup
LapisScarab
No one's making you put it on your own food. If they want it on theirs it's not your business.
AnApologeticCanadian
Its true that a good steak is good alone but that doesnt mean it cant be made even better with a well made sauce.
SarcasticComment
If they pay for it, they can cover it with ketchup and eat it with their hands for all I care.
DarthJ0e
I take more pride in my work than that ;) ... When you look at a painting, do they provide you with paint to put on as you wish?
CrankyLittleStormCloud
Usually, when someone's looking at a painting, it's in a gallery, museum, or another's home; they don't own it. Steak =/= art.
SarcasticComment
But if they did own it, there would be nothing to stop them from modifying and refraimining the art as they see fit.
SarcasticComment
Even the Mona Lisa was resized by an owner to fit a particular frame. It should be a few inches wider.
SarcasticComment
It's nice you take pride in your work, but I'm hanging it over the crapper.
ImHereToPissPeopleOff
If they pay for it there’s nothing stopping them
SarcasticComment
This would be more of I bought the painting, I can frame it however I choose.
unclemeat70
Crust the steak with cracked peppercorns. Brandy instead of wine. Delightful
Rkfinecake
Taking notes
JustTheWriter
This guy meats.
AspartameDaddy
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GeminiBattle
Or put cracked peppercorns in the sauce. but yes, a million times this
Nobodyslogan
Also if feeling nontraditional, Cajun the steak and serve with Sweet Pot Fries, blue cheese sauce and a red onion salad.
DontTemptMeWithAGoodTime
Mmm... pot fries. *said in Homer’s voice*
nero4ty2
while delicious, that is nothing even close to au poivre
FallenJester
For something, different, use a pork chop, lemon pepper, and microwave one of those mashed cauliflower things. Apple teeth!
Nobodyslogan
Depends on what you fancy that day doesn't it.
nero4ty2
true, but the whole post was about an untraditional steak au poivre, cajun/bleu cheese it just completely unrelated
Nobodyslogan
I'm creating a tangent :P
squip
Also good using port.
squip
But not 1/2 cup of it, just a tablespoon or two with the wine.
thefist
100% agree with the brandy
latexzatanwings
Should I expect it to catch fire?
longtimelurker21
Now that’s traditional... heavy cream to really make it amazing
unclemeat70
Yes!
Ralpheroo
And a whole brick of butter
ElbowDeepInMythicalCreatures
So steak au poivre?
Trimbl
Correct
NikolaiJakovtheheadoftheKGB
Where’s the peppercorns? Without peppercorns it can’t be steak au poivre. By, like, definition
stressfracturesintitanium
Infamouse
Perfect
tobesoraspberry
I was thinking that as soon as I saw pepper steak
Some1OnceToldMe
https://media.giphy.com/media/akg4zTE3EDmGk/giphy.gif
jshimoskie
Duh and or 'Ola
seaparks
I was literally about to type this. I used to do this in the dining room at a French service restaurant.
aleonna
Thank you! I immediately thought of that scene
SjyiN
Let alone that technically this is a veloute
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Veloute = roux + stock. This has no roux or stock.
SjyiN
But I understand what u mean. Light saus. While espagnole is dark saus
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Bechamel = roux + cream, which is more similar, but there is still no roux.
ramshackleackle
Where's the damn roux?!
SjyiN
Espagnole is roux and stock
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Veloute = white stock + roux. Espagnole = brown stock + roux + tomato pure + mirepoix
SjyiN
White stock bouillon. Brown stock u mean jus. I know the diffrence . I'm just saying his veloute wasn't a succes.
mrsjones23
WhiteTexan
There are clues leading me to believe this a line from Archer?
fezzesRcool
https://media.giphy.com/media/PS7d4tm1Hq6Sk/giphy.gif
Jetmanfungo
But he titled the post "sauce au poivre", he just happened to pour it over a steak
TamereEsti
Poivre *is* peppercorn...
Jetmanfungo
More accurately it's just pepper
TamereEsti
You mean less accurately... Ground pepper and peppercorn are both pepper.. but one is the kibble and the other one is grounded.
Jetmanfungo
If you want to be specific "poivre en grains" is whole peppercorn, "poivre moulu" is ground pepper
Jetmanfungo
Accurate in terms of definition, poivre literally just means "pepper."
Kemyo
Technically he peppered and salted the steak, so I'm going to say in the juices?
FromTheHeartOfIgnoranceICommentAtThee
Also there was pepper added to the sauce.
RubyPorto
For steak au poivre, you need a crust of cracked peppercorns. Not just peppering the steak. Also, you use cognac, not unfortified wine.
Kemyo
Ah, the more you know! Thanks :)