Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 lb Top round beef steak, cut
ÿ1 inch thick
1 1/2 tb Crushed black (Java) pepper
1 tb Butter
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1 tb Vegetable oil
1/4 c Dry red wine
2 tb Cognac
1/2 c Heavy cream (optional)
2 tb Fresh chopped parsley
ÿSalt
Parsley sprigs

This is SOOOO good. I make it without the sour cream and it is SOOOO
good without the sour cream that it is probably devine with it.
Warning: once you start cooking this, you should have your
accompaniments ready; the cooking goes pretty fast. I heat up a
toaster oven first and when the time comes to keep the steak warm, I
turn OFF the toaster oven and pop the steak in (it JUST fits).
Combine crushed pepper, butter, and garlic into a paste. Spread
evenly on both sides of the steak. Heat oil in heavy frying pan over
medium high heat. When very hot, add steak and brown evenly on both
sides. Allow 7 minutes per side for rare, 8 minutes for medium rare,
and 9 minutes for medium. Place steak on a serving platter and keep
warm. Deglaze the pan with the wine and cognac and cook 1 minute.
Reduce heat, add cream and chopped parsley and continue cooking 1-2
minutes, stirring constantly. Season to taste with salt. Carve steak
diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Pour the sauce over
steak and garnish with parsley.

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