Pan-Seared Sirloin with Peppercorn Sauce

Name: Pan-Seared Sirloin with Peppercorn Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 sirloin steaks; salt and cracked pepper to season; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp butter; 3 shallots, finely diced; 1 tsp whole black peppercorns, crushed; 1/2 cup brandy or dry sherry; 1 cup beef stock; 1/2 cup cream; steamed vegetables or salad to serve

A classic Australian steakhouse sirloin finished with a rich, cracked peppercorn cream sauce. Building the sauce in the same pan the steak was seared in is what picks up all those browned bits left behind, turning them into the base of a properly savoury sauce.

Total time

20 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

4sirloin steaks

salt and cracked pepperto season

2 tbspvegetable oil

2 tbspbutter

3shallots, finely diced

1 tspwhole black peppercorns, crushed

1/2 cupbrandy or dry sherry

1 cupbeef stock

1/2 cupcream

steamed vegetables or saladto serve

Instructions

Season steaks and pan-sear in oil and butter 3-4 minutes per side. Rest.

Sauté shallots in the same pan. Add crushed pepper.

Add brandy and flambé or cook 1 minute.

Add stock and reduce by half. Add cream. Simmer until thick.

Serve steaks with peppercorn sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

186

Protein

Fat

18.8g

Carbs

4.5g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

236mg

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