Peppercorn-Crusted Steak with Port Jus

Yield: 4 servings * Overall Price: ~ $35 * Calories: ~ 300

Served here with roasted asparagus and rice

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
4 New York Strips
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup port wine
1/2 cup fat free, less-sodium beef broth
1 tablespoon chilled butter, cut into small pieces

Directions:
1. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Rub pepper evenly over steak. Sprinkle salt over bottom of pan. Add steaks to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove steaks from pan; set aside.
2. Stir in port and broth, scarping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat to medium. Return steaks to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove steaks from pan. Cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup. Remove pan from heat. Add butter to pan; stir with a whisk until melted. Drizzle sauce over steaks.

Thoughts:
This was super easy and pretty tasty. It all had really great flavoring. The steaks were on sale at kroger when they were bought, so this would probably be more expensive in the future.
Paige loved the steak! She thought the asparagus was cooked to perfection and loved all of the seasonings, which means a lot, because she has a really bland pallet. so yay!