Celebrate the new year with this honey whiskey sauce over tender steak. Flavored whiskeys have become popular. You can find spicy, cinnamon, chocolate ginger and even salted caramel whiskeys. The honey whiskey creates a perfect sauce for the steak and this holiday dinner.
The recipe calls for raising and lowering the heat. If you have an electric burner, turn on two burners, one with medium-high and one with medium and move the skillet to the burners as needed.
Helpful Hints:
- You can use any type of quick cooking steak.
- You can buy flavored whiskey in small split bottles.
Honey-flavored Whiskey Steak
Yield 2 servings. Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer
2 teaspoon canola oil
3/4 pound grass-fed strip steak
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup honey-flavored whiskey
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 parsley sprigs
Heat oil in a medium-size nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak and brown 2 minutes, turn over and brown 2 minutes. Lower heat to medium and cook steak 3 to 4 minutes. A meat thermometer should read 130 for medium rare, 160 for medium. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove steak to a plate. Turn heat up to medium-high and add the whiskey and garlic, scraping up any brown bits in the skillet. Cook to reduce sauce by half about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cream and stir sauce until smooth and it starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Divide steak between 2 dinner plates and spoon sauce on top. Garnish with sprigs of parsley.
