Grilled Steak With Bourbon Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup chopped shallot
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/2 cup bourbon (whisky use a good one)
• 2 cups beef stock, homemade or store bought
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (if searing in pan)
• 3 lbs beef t-bone steaks, 2 inches thick
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tbsp of the butter on medium heat in pot, reserving remaining butter.
• 2 stir in shallots, garlic, thyme, tarragon and rosemary.
• 3 sauté for 1 to 2 minutes or until shallots soften.
• 4 add bourbon and bring to boil reduce to 2 tbsp approx.
• 5 5 minutes add stock and bring to boil simmer approx 20 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup swirl in 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, reserving the rest season with salt and pepper heat oil in large ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat.
• 6 season steak with salt and pepper.
• 7 add steaks and cook for about 2 minutes per side.
• 8 place in oven and bake for 7 to 10 minutes for medium rare.
• 9 test steak with instant read thermometer if your are unsure (125 f) place steak on carving board and let rest for 5 minutes reheat bourbon sauce and whisk in remaining butter and reserved balsamic vinegar season well slice steak down into 1/2 inch slices against the grain and place on 4 plates.
• 10 drizzle with sauce.