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Ingredients

• 4 Fillet Mignons, (5 to 6 oz)
• Salt, as required
• Black Pepper, as required
• 2 tbsp Pepper Corns
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 tbsp Oil, (sunflower or corn oil)
• 2 tbsp Brandy
• 2/3 cup Heavy Cream
• Parsley, (for garnish), chopped

Instructions
Season the steaks on both sides with salt. Crush the pepper corns and spread them on a plate.Coat the steaks with the pepper corns. Melt the butter with the oil in a skillet. When the butter is foaming, add the steaks and cook overhigh heat for 2 minutes on each side. Lower the heat and continue cooking until the steaks are to your liking: rare steaks need 1 ~ 2minutes on each side, medium steaks need 3 minutes on each side, and well-done steaks need 4 ~ 5 minutes on each side. Lift out of the skillet and keep warm.

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