This Creamy Garlic Peppercorn Sauce Is The Perfect Sauce For Steak, Chicken, Pork & So Much More!

How to make a creamy garlic peppercorn sauce. This recipe is super easy to make, and the flavours are unreal. With easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll be making the most delicious sauce in no time. You all loved my creamy garlic mushroom sauce and the garlic sauce, so here’s another. This sauce works well with steaks and is incredible with chicken, pork, vegetables, seafood and fish. It can also be used as a base for the pasta of your choice. 

Creamy Garlic Peppercorn Sauce

5 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 484kcal
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 42 g Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Brown Onion Diced
  • 4 Garlic Cloves Grated or Minced
  • 3 g Flat Leaf Parsley Chopped
  • 3 Fresh Thyme Picked & Chopped
  • 30 ml Brandy
  • 37.5 ml Beef Stock
  • 5 g Cracked Black Pepper
  • 10 g Green Peppercorns Drained
  • 450 ml Thickened Cream
  • Salt To Taste

Method

  • Place a large heavy-based pan over high heat and add the clarified butter, allowing it to melt.
  • Add the diced onions and sauté for 3 minutes until golden and translucent, stirring frequently. Add the garlic and sauté for 45 seconds, stirring the whole time.
  • Pour in the brandy (see notes), and reduce for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add the cracked black pepper, green peppercorns and beef stock, and allow to reduce for a further 1 minute, or until reduced by half.
  • Add the chopped parsley, thyme and thickened cream, and season to taste. Give the sauce a good mix and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, reduce the heat to low and allow the sauce to reduce for 10-12 minutes or until thickened (reduced by half), stirring frequently.
  • Once reduced, remove the sprigs of thyme and serve. Dig in.
Chef's Tips
Let the brandy reduce properly before adding the stock and peppercorns — this cooks off the raw alcohol taste and concentrates the flavour it leaves behind.
Crack the pepper coarsely rather than using fine ground — the texture is a big part of this sauce, and finely ground pepper will make it taste sharp rather than warm and peppery.
Stir frequently during the final reduction — cream sauces can catch and stick to the bottom of the pan if left unattended, especially as they thicken.
Storage & Reheating
Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Not recommended for freezing — the cream sauce will split and turn grainy once thawed. Reheat gently in a pan over low heat, stirring frequently, adding a splash of cream or milk if it's thickened too much in the fridge.
Serving 180gCalories 484kcalCarbohydrates 6.5gProtein 3.4gFat 48.7gSaturated Fat 31.6gPolyunsaturated Fat 0.33gMonounsaturated Fat 2.47gTrans Fat 2.9gCholesterol 24.6mgSodium 103.5mgPotassium 76.1mgFiber 0.5gSugar 4.2gVitamin A 87.5IUVitamin C 3.33mgCalcium 15.2mgIron 0.2mg

The above nutrition guide is based on daily averages and is calculated for a single portion. 

Recipe Notes

Creamy Garlic Peppercorn Sauce Storage Instructions

This delicious sauce can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Still, unfortunately, it’s not recommended to be frozen as the sauce will have a high risk of splitting upon reheating from frozen as the water particles will separate from the oils and fats and break the emulsion. 

Creamy Garlic Peppercorn Sauce Reheating Instructions

Due to this being a cream-based sauce, you have to be very gentle and careful when reheating to prevent the sauce from splitting. Place the sauce in a pan over medium heat, gently heat, and stir until hot throughout, adding a splash of cream to freshen it up. Don’t microwave. The inconsistent and harsh heat will split the sauce.  

Substitutes & Enhancements

  • If you can’t consume alcohol, you can substitute the brandy for vegetable or chicken stock with no further changes to the recipe. 
  • Increase the number of green peppercorns to 30g (1.06oz) to make a more robust, more peppery-flavoured sauce. 

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