Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2004

5* ++ This was a fabulous recipe. Made it for a special Valentine's dinner for my family. Did not have beef broth on hand, so substituted a Knorr peppercorn gravy mix instead (added the cream, whisky and lots of mushrooms to the base). It was fantastic. Really liked the blended flavors of the crab and filet. A nice combination. Will add to the "Special" dinner collection.

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JMASTRON

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2004

I made this with grilled tri-tip and it was exceptional, the sauce was awesome. Ive been looking for the recipe for this sauce for a long time, my local Hunters steakhouse has this same dish on their menu and it tastes just like it. thank you for posting this recipe.

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MALRAK

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2004

Wonderful dish! I made this dish for my parents' 30th anniversary, and they both just raved about how wonderful it was! They both enjoyed it, which is great because they don't agree much on meat choices. The sauce was excellent and went wonderfully with the steaks. It did take quite some time to simmer down the sauce, and the entire dish was time-consuming (about 2 and a half hours total), but it was definitely worth the effort! We're definitely adding this to our recipe collection. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2003

The whiskey peppercorn sauce is awesome! I used what I had on hand - a nice thick sirloin in place of the filets and skipped the crab stuffing and mushroom mixture and it was fantastic! I used a little corn starch to speed up the thickening of the sauce at the end. The way I prepared it only took about 30 minutes! I will make this a regular and will add the mushroom mixture the next time. Thanks Sue Z. for a wonderful, divine recipe!!

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VICBEN

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2003

I made this for my boyfriend's birthday and he was floored. This recipe truly rivals any four-star restaurant's best offering. I would advise against making the sauce the day before, however. By the time I used it the next day, it had separated a little. Fabulous recipe!

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BKBARONS

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2003

this was a great recipe. it was A LOT of prep but the sauce was excellent. i would even use just the sauce and steak without the stuffing. great sauce!!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2003

I'm giving this recipe 2 stars (for time), flavor deserves 5. BEWARE! It takes much longer than 1 1/2 hours to make. Start it about 3 hours before you plan on serving (2 1/2 if you plan on making nothing to go with it). Also, not a budget friendly recipe. Forget about using shrimp stock. This is an ingredient that you cannot buy at your local grocery store. The crab stuffing was the easiest part of recipe. It was very tasty and would advise doubling the mixture if you wish to have "genorously stuffed" mignons. The peppercorn sauce smells so good while cooking, but takes forever to simmer down. By the way, if anyone is unsure what constitutes "heavy cream", I asked several people (including dairy manager) & nobody knew for sure. Some said "whipping cream" and others claimed "half and half". I found out for sure that it's "whipping cream"! All in all, very tasty. Not quite sure it was worth the effort. Since I was the cook, thrill of eating was gone by the time I was able to sit down. The people I fed it to, loved it. I was over it! LOL! I served it with fried asparagus, baked red taters & crusty Freedom (french) rolls. Will not make again unless a VERY special occasion (extremely hot date, in-laws, etc...) All said, it really is a 5 star recipe (if you have the time).

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2003

Very time consuming. If I were to make this again, I would forget about the crab stuffing. Cooked in the skilled and finished on the grill. The sauce was great and would make that again to use on any kind of steak. I think it would also be fine without the mushrooms.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2003

Great! I took the advise to finish cooking it on the grill and it turned out amazing. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2003

I found this recipe VERY time consuming but it's EXCELLENT. At the end I got bored and added cornstarch to the sauce instead of bringing it down to a cup and I used shrimp instead of crab. I also chopped the mushrooms and used a little extra. My hubby loved it!! I may cook it again if I had a full day to cook.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2003

We made this recipe, minus the crab-stuffing, for a small dinner with friends and it was excellent! The sauce was very flavorful, and it tasted just as good as it smelled!! Will definitely be passing this recipe along.

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