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Tender beef steaks

Tender beef steaks

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Discover this recipe for tender, seasoned beef steaks served with a creamy sauce.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This recipe offers a straightforward method for cooking premium-quality beef steaks.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$19.22 $4.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.10
  • $7.34
  • $0.24

Preparation

  • $0.10
  • $0.12
  • $10.57
  • $0.45
  • $0.09

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Season to taste ≈ 2 min
  2. Slice the steaks thinly to ensure even distribution of the seasoning. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the salt and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour servir, pour each steak, pour each portion of French fries, which have been pre-cooked before being added to the hot oil (this makes them softer and prevents them from absorbing too much sauce).

The bill

Tender beef steaks

  • 1 teaspoon of pepper$0.21
  • 2 tablespoons of margarine$0.10
  • One glass of cognac to light the grill$7.34
  • 4 tablespoons of heavy cream$0.24
  • Slice the steaks thinly to ensure even distribution of the seasoning. Add the salt and pepper.$0.10
  • Fry it in margarine, flambé it, and remove it.$0.12
  • Place the steaks in a dish and set them aside.$10.57
  • In the same pan you used to fry the steaks, add more butter (1 tablespoon), heavy cream, taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed, then mix well.$0.45
  • Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve with French fries, which have been pre-cooked before being fried in hot oil (this makes them softer and prevents them from absorbing the sauce).$0.09

Total$19.22

that's $4.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 beef steaks, sourced from the most tender part of the animal
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper
  • 2 tablespoons of margarine
  • One glass of cognac to light the grill
  • Add salt to taste.
  • 4 tablespoons of heavy cream
  • Slice the steaks thinly to ensure even distribution of the seasoning. Add the salt and pepper.
  • Fry it in margarine, flambé it, and remove it.
  • Place the steaks in a dish and set them aside.
  • In the same pan you used to fry the steaks, add more butter (1 tablespoon), heavy cream, taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed, then mix well.
  • Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve with French fries, which have been pre-cooked before being fried in hot oil (this makes them softer and prevents them from absorbing the sauce).

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