Creamy Peppered Beef
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Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured chump steak, thinly sliced
• 1 red onion – finely sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic – crushed
• 1 red pepper – finely sliced
• 1 yellow pepper – finely sliced
• 250g mushrooms – cleaned and sliced
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 30ml Cognac (optional)
• 250ml beef stock
• 150ml double cream


Method:
• Heat the oil in a large non stick frying pan and fry the onion until soft
• Add the chump steak and thoroughly brown then add the peppers and fry for 5 minutes until they begin to soften
• Add the mushrooms and fry until golden then add the garlic, chilli powder and Cognac
• Let the Cognac evaporate then quickly add the beef stock and cream
• Reduce the temperature and simmer for about 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the beef is tender
• Spoon into warm bowls  and serve with Wild Rice, cooked in vegetable stock