Shelly's Recipe

WHISKEY PEPPER STEAK

Category: Beef Steaks

Whiskey Pepper Sauce
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp chopped white onion
2 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
1 clove garlic, pressed
2 tbsp whiskey
1 green onion, chopped
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water

Pepper Steak
1 (16-oz) sirloin steak, cut into two portions
2 tsp cracked black pepper
2 tbsp butter
Salt

Fire up barbecue.

In a saucepan or deep skillet, make whiskey pepper sauce by sauteing white onions in butter over high heat. In about 3 minutes onions will begin to turn brown. Add 1 cup of beef stock to onions. Add cracked black pepper and garlic at this point as well. Continue to simmer over medium/high heat until sauce has reduced by about half. Add whiskey, green onion, and remaining 1 cup of beef stock to sauce and let it simmer over low heat while you prepare steaks.

Spread 1/2 tsp of cracked pepper over entire surface of each side of sirloin steaks and press it into steaks so that it sticks. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a large skillet over medium/high heat. Drop steaks into melted butter and sear each side of steaks for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until brown.

When barbecue is good and hot, grill steaks for 3 to 5 minutes per side or until they are done to your liking. Salt steaks lightly as they grill. When steaks are just about done, combine cornstarch with tbsp of water in a small bowl. Stir just until cornstarch dissolves. Remove whiskey sauce from heat and add cornstarch to it. Put sauce back on heat and continue to cook on low until sauce is thickened to consistency you desire. Serve steak doused with whiskey pepper sauce. Serves 2