Pepper steak, with a sauce made of mushrooms and red wine

Pepper steak with mushroom red wine sauce

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Beef tenderloin steaks wrapped in crushed pepper, pan-fried, and then topped with a rich sauce made with mushrooms, onions, and red wine.

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This Filipino-style steak is coated in crushed peppercorns and then topped with a brown sauce made with mushrooms, thyme, and red wine. It can be cooked in a frying pan or over a grill.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$17.27 $2.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $8.58
  • $0.02
  • $0.29
  • $0.10
  • $5.36
  • $0.25
  • $0.83
  • $0.16
  • $0.20
  • $1.19
  • $0.29

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Season the steaks, then coat them with a mixture of garlic and paprika. Roll them in the crushed pepper, which has been spread out on a plate. ≈ 10 min
  2. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and cook the steaks to your desired level of doneness. You can also grill them over the embers.
  3. Melt the butter in a frying pan and sauté the onion and mushrooms until browned.
  4. Add the red wine and thyme, and let it simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the brown sauce.
  5. Continue cooking for a few more minutes, then pour the sauce over the cooked steaks. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Pepper steak with mushroom red wine sauce

  • 1 kg of beef tenderloin, cut into steaks$8.58
  • ½ teaspoon of salt$0.02
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic$0.29
  • ½ teaspoon of paprika$0.10
  • 6 tablespoons of coarsely ground pepper$5.36
  • 60 ml of oil$0.25
  • 6 tablespoons of butter$0.83
  • 75 g of finely chopped onion$0.16
  • 40 g of sliced mushrooms$0.20
  • 270 ml of red wine$1.19
  • 10 g of fresh thyme$0.29

Total$17.27

that's $2.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of beef tenderloin, cut into steaks
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic
  • ½ teaspoon of paprika
  • 6 tablespoons of coarsely ground pepper
  • 60 ml of oil
  • 6 tablespoons of butter
  • 75 g of finely chopped onion
  • 40 g of sliced mushrooms
  • 270 ml of red wine
  • 10 g of fresh thyme
  • 720 ml of brown sauce

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