Name: Steak Au Poivre Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 New York strip steaks, each 3/4 pound and 1 1/2 inches thick; 2 cups beef stock; Kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1/4 cup Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey; 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked; 1/4 cup heavy cream

Why it works: Beef and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,971 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Steak Au Poivre Recipe

4 servings

Ingredients

2 New York strip steaks, each 3/4 pound and 1 1/2 inches thick
2 cups beef stock
Kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 cup Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked
1/4 cup heavy cream

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

426Calories

27 gProtein

34 gFat

2 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Whiskey	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Beef + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,220 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Pepper + creamtop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together21,449 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Olive + creamtop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,206 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Pepper and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 21,449 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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