Green Peppercorn Sauce

Name: Green Peppercorn Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots (sliced); 2 cloves garlic (peeled and smashed); 3 sprigs fresh thyme (leaves only); 1 cup brandy; 1 box beef stock; 2 cups cream; 2 tbsp grainy mustard; 1/2 cup green peppercorns in brine (drained, brine reserved)

A rich brandy and cream pan sauce studded with green peppercorns, the classic Beef Wellington accompaniment.

GFGluten-Free

Part of The Beef Wellington Dinner

INGREDIENTS

8 SERVINGS

2 tbspolive oil
2shallots, sliced
2 clovesgarlic, peeled and smashed
3 sprigsfresh thyme, leaves only
1 cupbrandy
1 boxbeef stock
2 cupscream
2 tbspgrainy mustard
1/2 cupgreen peppercorns in brine, drained, brine reserved

INSTRUCTIONS

4 STEPS

In the same pan used to sear the beef, add the olive oil, shallots, garlic, and thyme, and cook over medium heat.
1–2 MINolive oil · shallots · garlic · fresh thyme
Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the brandy. Ignite the alcohol with a match or click lighter and let the flames reduce, then return the pan to the heat.
brandy
Add the beef stock and reduce by about half. Strain out the solids.
beef stock
Add the cream and mustard, and reduce by about half again. Turn off the heat and stir in the green peppercorns.
cream · grainy mustard · green peppercorns in brine

Notes

Made using the same pan the beef was seared in, to capture the fond.
Use extreme caution when igniting alcohol. Remove the pan from the heat source before adding it, and carefully ignite with a match or click lighter.

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