Recipe: South Beach Diet’s Steak au Poivre

I just had one of the best steaks I’ve ever had and I actually made it. I was pretty proud of myself! Haha. The boyfriend kept complimenting the dish and told me I need to make it again. Not only was it delicious, it was healthy too! No carbs but lots of protein!

Steak au Poivre
From The South Beach Diet Cookbook
Serves 4

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You’ll need:
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1½ tsp crushed black or mixed peppercorns
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks (4 ounces each), trimmed of all visible fat
- olive oil cooking spray
- ¼ onion, chopped
- ⅔ cup green bell pepper strips
- ⅔ cup red bell pepper strips
- ⅔ cup yellow bell pepper strips
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ tsp beef-flavored bouillon granules
- ½ tsp ground paprika
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅓ cup fat-free evaporated milk

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the crushed garlic and 1 tsp of the peppercorns. Press a small amount of the mixture onto each side of the steaks.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium heat. Arrange the steaks in the skillet so that they do not overlap. Cook the steaks, turning frequently, for about 10 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the center of a steak registers 160°F for medium. Remove the steaks to a serving platter and keep warm.

Clean the skillet, coat with cooking spray, and place over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, and minced garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Spoon the mixture over the steaks.

In a small bowl, combine the bouillon granules, paprika, water, milk, and the remaining ½ tsp peppercorns. Pour into the skillet and cook, stirring often, over medium heat until the mixture is reduced to ½ cup.

Spoon the sauce over each steak and serve immediately.

There were some things I didn’t do–I didn’t use olive oil cooking spray (I just used regular extra virgin olive oil) and I didn’t clean the skillet after cooking the steaks. It just makes everything else I cook in that pan taste better!

Til next time, bon appetit!