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| Pepper Steak with Cognac Cream Sauce and Pommes Frites |
This simple green salad is made from Red Leaf Lettuce, Celery, Green Onions, and Avocado and served with Penzeys Green Goddess Salad Dressing made with Katz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Vinegar. You know about my obsession with Penzeys, but when you can have just enough fresh salad dressing in a couple of minutes that’s seasoned to your exact preference, why would you want a bunch of jars rattling around in your fridge filled with stabilizing chemicals until past their expiration dates? We’ve also discovered some wonderful vinegars and oils this way. Of particular note are Katz, Chaparral Gardens, We Olive, and O & Co. Not only are these products wonderful to cook with, but they make lovely gifts as well. |
| Prepped Steaks |
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie challenge is for Bistrot Paul Bert Pepper Steak and Frites. I always wondered what made Pommes Frites so much better than French Fries. The double-frying method answers my question! It’s a bit time-consuming, but totally worth it. The Frites have soft insides and crispy outsides – perfect!
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| Pepper Steak with Cognac Cream Sauce |
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| Les Frites sprinkled with Sea Salt |
We’ve featured two other versions of Steak au Poivre on our blog. It’s easy to understand why it’s standard bistro fare. It’s delicious, elegant, and easy to prepare with just a few ingredients. A winning combination in our *cook* book!
Definitely a Bonne Idee!
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| Church in Saint Paul-de-Vence, France |
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Susan, Glad you got to make this dish. It looks fantastic!! Love your salad..I have never tried Penzeys salad dressing. I will have to give it a try. I am ready to plant my salad greens this week and am so looking forward to fresh salad from the garden!! Have a great week-end!
Very lovely. I agree with you about the homemade dressings vs. the bottled kind. BLECH. Other than the obligatory bottle of ranch for The Karate Kid (because she uses it like ketchup and won’t touch anything else…), I have long banned the bottle! And the possibilities are endless when you make your own.
I love your salad! It’s very difficult for me not to love anything with avocado in it.
First of all your steak looks fantastic. Secondly, my mother, being from
France, always made fries like that and I had know idea that was any
different from regular fries. I just thought she cooked better than anyone
else’s mother. I skipped this week’s recipe, but Tricia made a great
steak for her boys and they enjoyed it. I love the picture of the church
in Saint Paul de Vence. We visited that town on one of our trips and it
brings back nice memories.
Hi Susan, what a delicious main course, as always! Double-frying the potatoes makes all the difference in the world! And the photos are beautiful.
You really did a great job with the challenge. It’s one more reason to like a blog that is already great. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
Both the steak and the frites look marvelous. We’re going to be having this steak again, soon.
Susan, your steak looks so luscious and I like that you sprinkled your frites with sea salt. Gorgeous salad to go with the steak too!
Your whole meal looks fabulous! My family would have been thrilled with the pommes frite…and I am eying your lovely salad. Wonderful plate of goodness, Susan~