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🍽️ Juicy beef steaks with creamy cheese sauce

537 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 beef steaks approx. 220 g (e.g. ribeye)
• salt
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 40 ml cognac
• 250 ml beef stock
• 100 ml whipping cream
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 2 fresh garlic cloves
• 50 g grated parmesan
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 100 degrees Celsius using the top and bottom heat setting.
2. 2. Rinse the beef steaks briefly under running water. Then pat them completely dry with kitchen paper.
3. 3. Season the steaks generously with salt.
4. 4. Heat oil in a large frying pan.
5. 5. Sear the steaks in the hot pan for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until they are brown.
6. 6. Remove the steaks from the pan and place them on a wire rack.
7. 7. Place a drip pan or baking sheet under the rack to catch any dripping fat.
8. 8. Slide the rack with the steaks into the oven on the middle rail.
9. 9. Let the steaks cook in the oven. The time is 8 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat and how well done you like it.
10. 10. Pour out the cooking fat from the pan you used to sear the steaks.
11. 11. Deglaze the remaining browned bits (fond) in the pan with cognac.
12. 12. Pour beef stock into the pan.
13. 13. Bring the sauce to a boil.
14. 14. Let the sauce reduce briefly to thicken it slightly.
15. 15. Stir the cream into the sauce.
16. 16. Let the sauce simmer for a few minutes.
17. 17. Stir the sauce occasionally with a whisk until it becomes slightly creamy.
18. 18. Crush black pepper in a mortar.
19. 19. Add the ground pepper to the sauce.
20. 20. Finally, season the sauce to taste with salt.
21. 21. Remove the steaks from the oven.
22. 22. Switch the oven to the grill setting.
23. 23. Peel a clove of garlic.
24. 24. Finely chop the garlic.
25. 25. Spread the chopped garlic and grated Parmesan over the steaks.
26. 26. Melt the cheese under the hot grill.
27. 27. Fill the finished sauce into small bowls.
28. 28. Sprinkle fresh parsley over the sauce.
29. 29. Serve the sauce together with the steaks.
30. 30. Serve french fries and a fresh salad on the side as desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 537
• Protein: 49 g · Fett/Fat: 34 g · Carbs: 3 g