Chocolate Pepper Steak Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon ponzu sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon peppercorn (Corse ground, from mill)
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 dash ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Preparation

Combine Chicken Stock, Brown Sugar, Ponzu, Soy, Peppercorn, Ginger, & Cocoa Powder in sauce pot over medium-high heat. (NOTE that Ponzu is a citrus soy sauce. Soy + drops of lemon juice can be substituted).
Whisk until well combined.
Bring to simmer, whisking frequently. The chocolate should be integrated into the liquid.
Combine Corn Starch and Water in a separate dish. Do not let settle.
Add Corn Starch mixture to sauce pot.
Whisk over heat until thickened.
Add Cayenne from shaker.
Whisk Cayenne into sauce.
Serve with steak.