hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today personal chef
watchmojo.com and today personal chef
watchmojo.com and today personal chef Elliot Cohen will show us how to make
Elliot Cohen will show us how to make
Elliot Cohen will show us how to make steak au poivre for – we need some
steak au poivre for – we need some
steak au poivre for – we need some peppercorn so that’s what we have here
peppercorn so that’s what we have here
peppercorn so that’s what we have here you need to use black peppercorns and if
you need to use black peppercorns and if
you need to use black peppercorns and if you want you can add some colored
you want you can add some colored
you want you can add some colored peppercorns to it for some color we’re
peppercorns to it for some color we’re
peppercorns to it for some color we’re going to grind these up we’re going to
going to grind these up we’re going to
going to grind these up we’re going to press them into the steak to make a
press them into the steak to make a
press them into the steak to make a crust and then we’re gonna cook the
crust and then we’re gonna cook the
crust and then we’re gonna cook the steak in a pan it’s gonna become really
steak in a pan it’s gonna become really
steak in a pan it’s gonna become really nice and crispy and flavorful and then
nice and crispy and flavorful and then
nice and crispy and flavorful and then after that we’re gonna make a quick
after that we’re gonna make a quick
after that we’re gonna make a quick sauce and put them together and it’s
sauce and put them together and it’s
sauce and put them together and it’s gonna be really yummy so I’m gonna take
gonna be really yummy so I’m gonna take
gonna be really yummy so I’m gonna take my peppercorns I’m using a grinder here
my peppercorns I’m using a grinder here
my peppercorns I’m using a grinder here you could do this in a ziploc bag and
you could do this in a ziploc bag and
you could do this in a ziploc bag and crush them with a pot I’m just gonna
crush them with a pot I’m just gonna
crush them with a pot I’m just gonna pulse it a little bit I want the peppers
pulse it a little bit I want the peppers
pulse it a little bit I want the peppers chunky I don’t want them ground so I’ve
chunky I don’t want them ground so I’ve
chunky I don’t want them ground so I’ve got this in a little pan here I’m gonna
got this in a little pan here I’m gonna
got this in a little pan here I’m gonna flatten this out so I’m gonna take this
flatten this out so I’m gonna take this
flatten this out so I’m gonna take this New York sirloin and I’m gonna just
New York sirloin and I’m gonna just
New York sirloin and I’m gonna just press it into this peppercorn crust I’m
press it into this peppercorn crust I’m
press it into this peppercorn crust I’m gonna flip it over and when I first
gonna flip it over and when I first
gonna flip it over and when I first started making this years ago I thought
started making this years ago I thought
started making this years ago I thought it’s a lot of pepper but it ends up just
it’s a lot of pepper but it ends up just
it’s a lot of pepper but it ends up just being wonderful and the nice sauce we’re
being wonderful and the nice sauce we’re
being wonderful and the nice sauce we’re gonna make is just gonna be a great
gonna make is just gonna be a great
gonna make is just gonna be a great contrast for the peppercorns so now we
contrast for the peppercorns so now we
contrast for the peppercorns so now we also want to salt our steak so we’re
also want to salt our steak so we’re
also want to salt our steak so we’re gonna add some salt here that’s that in
gonna add some salt here that’s that in
gonna add some salt here that’s that in and now we’re ready to cook the steak
and now we’re ready to cook the steak
and now we’re ready to cook the steak very very important when you’re cooking
very very important when you’re cooking
very very important when you’re cooking meat or in fact when you’re cooking
meat or in fact when you’re cooking
meat or in fact when you’re cooking anything that’s kept in the fridge you
anything that’s kept in the fridge you
anything that’s kept in the fridge you want to bring it out a little bit before
want to bring it out a little bit before
want to bring it out a little bit before you cook it because food cooks more
you cook it because food cooks more
you cook it because food cooks more evenly and more efficiently from room
evenly and more efficiently from room
evenly and more efficiently from room temperature so this steaks been on the
temperature so this steaks been on the
temperature so this steaks been on the counter about 30 minutes so I’m gonna
counter about 30 minutes so I’m gonna
counter about 30 minutes so I’m gonna heat up my pan and I really want the pan
heat up my pan and I really want the pan
heat up my pan and I really want the pan to be hot because I want a really nice
to be hot because I want a really nice
to be hot because I want a really nice hard sear on this and the basic
hard sear on this and the basic
hard sear on this and the basic technique for cooking this is I’m gonna
technique for cooking this is I’m gonna
technique for cooking this is I’m gonna give it a hard sear on both sides the
give it a hard sear on both sides the
give it a hard sear on both sides the steak is gonna take about 10 minutes to
steak is gonna take about 10 minutes to
steak is gonna take about 10 minutes to cook you can see it’s about an inch
cook you can see it’s about an inch
cook you can see it’s about an inch thick so my pan is hot now I’m gonna
thick so my pan is hot now I’m gonna
thick so my pan is hot now I’m gonna take my vegetable oil and butter
take my vegetable oil and butter
take my vegetable oil and butter swirl it around I’m on high heat now I’m
swirl it around I’m on high heat now I’m
swirl it around I’m on high heat now I’m gonna place steak in there at this point
gonna place steak in there at this point
gonna place steak in there at this point you don’t want to start moving the steak
you don’t want to start moving the steak
you don’t want to start moving the steak around checking it just let it do its
around checking it just let it do its
around checking it just let it do its thing for about one to two minutes we’re
thing for about one to two minutes we’re
thing for about one to two minutes we’re gonna take a look at it we will just
gonna take a look at it we will just
gonna take a look at it we will just want a very very nice crust we’re gonna
want a very very nice crust we’re gonna
want a very very nice crust we’re gonna turn the steak over so we’re gonna let
turn the steak over so we’re gonna let
turn the steak over so we’re gonna let this side Brown for about a minute so
this side Brown for about a minute so
this side Brown for about a minute so now this steak is nicely cooked on the
now this steak is nicely cooked on the
now this steak is nicely cooked on the outside but in the inside it’s still raw
outside but in the inside it’s still raw
outside but in the inside it’s still raw too rare so we got to turn the heat down
too rare so we got to turn the heat down
too rare so we got to turn the heat down we’ll just let this go for a couple of
we’ll just let this go for a couple of
we’ll just let this go for a couple of minutes okay so we’re gonna see how this
minutes okay so we’re gonna see how this
minutes okay so we’re gonna see how this is doing want to be careful when you
is doing want to be careful when you
is doing want to be careful when you lift this up so you see how beautiful
lift this up so you see how beautiful
lift this up so you see how beautiful this looks I’m gonna give it a little
this looks I’m gonna give it a little
this looks I’m gonna give it a little touch and it feels like it’s around
touch and it feels like it’s around
touch and it feels like it’s around medium-rare and this is just practice
medium-rare and this is just practice
medium-rare and this is just practice you’ve got to do this 10 or 20 times and
you’ve got to do this 10 or 20 times and
you’ve got to do this 10 or 20 times and see how it’s done and then you’ll be
see how it’s done and then you’ll be
see how it’s done and then you’ll be able to figure out when your steak has
able to figure out when your steak has
able to figure out when your steak has done the way you want it I like to cook
done the way you want it I like to cook
done the way you want it I like to cook my steaks medium-rare to medium
my steaks medium-rare to medium
my steaks medium-rare to medium so we’re gonna put that in there and
so we’re gonna put that in there and
so we’re gonna put that in there and we’re gonna rest this steak while we
we’re gonna rest this steak while we
we’re gonna rest this steak while we make its sauce and resting means we’re
make its sauce and resting means we’re
make its sauce and resting means we’re just gonna put it in a little foil here
just gonna put it in a little foil here
just gonna put it in a little foil here and this is gonna generate some juice
and this is gonna generate some juice
and this is gonna generate some juice we’re gonna take that juice which has a
we’re gonna take that juice which has a
we’re gonna take that juice which has a lot of flavor just before we’re ready to
lot of flavor just before we’re ready to
lot of flavor just before we’re ready to serve it up and we’re gonna pour it into
serve it up and we’re gonna pour it into
serve it up and we’re gonna pour it into the sauce mixture
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