Rib-eye Steaks With Hot-as-heck Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups light beer or 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 -2 tablespoon purchased habanero hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped canned chipotle chile in adobo
• 40 ounces beef rib eye or 40 ounces sirloin strip steaks, cut 1 inch thick
• grilled whole fresh chili pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for sauce, in a medium saucepan cook sugar over medium-high heat until it begins to melt, shaking the pan occasionally (do not stir).
• 2 reduce heat to low; add onion and garlic. cook and stir for 5 minutes more or until mixture is golden brown.
• 3 bring beer or water just to boiling in a small skillet.
• 4 carefully and gradually add boiling beef or water to sugar mixture, stirring constantly.
• 5 whisk in tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, habanero sauce, chipotle peppers, and salt.
• 6 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 7 simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or to desired consistency. set aside.
• 8 place steaks on the lightly oiled rack or the grill directly over medium heat.
• 9 grill for 10 to 18 minutes or until desired doneness, turning once.
• 10 brush some of the sauce onto the steaks during the last few minutes of grilling.
• 11 pass remaining sauce with steaks.
• 12 cover and chill any remaining sauce for up to 1 week.
• 13 serve with grilled chili peppers, if desired.
• 14 *note: to grill chili peppers, lightly brush whole peppers with oil. grill for 5 to 10 minutes over medium heat or until slightly charred.