Pepper Steak For Two - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 rib eye steaks, cut 1-inch thick (1/4 lb to 1/2 lb each)
3 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
2 ounces butter (1/4 cup or 1/2 stick)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons brandy
1 teaspoon butter

Preparation

Place peppercorns in a ziplock bag and crush coarsely with a rolling. Alternatively, you may use a mortar and pestle but you may have the pepper escaping as it's crushed.
Press cracked pepper into both sides of steaks.
In a heavy-based frying pan, heat butter and oil and cook steaks to desired doneness, turning once. (Medium-rare takes about 8 to 11 minutes, Medium takes about 12 to 14 minutes).
Remove from pan and keep hot.
Stir brandy into the pan juices and bring to a boil, scraping the sediment from pan.
Remove from heat and add extra butter.
Pour this sauce over the steaks and serve immediately.