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Grilled Steak with Whiskey Butter

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Editor's note: The recipe below is adapted from Elizabeth Karmel's Web site, girlsatthegrill.com .

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

Whiskey Butter:

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2 shallots minced, soaked in 1 shot of Jack Daniels or other whiskey or bourbon
3 teaspoons minced parsley
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 teaspoons Jack Daniels or other whiskey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
White pepper to taste

Steaks:

4 cowboy steaks, bone-in rib eye steaks, or other favorite steak, about 1-inch thick
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns, coarsely ground
Olive oil
Chopped parsley, optional

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Grilling Method: Combo/Medium-High

  2. Make Whiskey Butter:

    Step 2

    Make Butter at least 3 hours in advance. Combine butter, shallots soaked in Jack Daniels (or other bourbon or whiskey), parsley, Worcestershire, mustard, whiskey, salt, and pepper. Mix well. On a piece of plastic wrap, drop butter in spoonfuls to form a log. Roll butter in plastic wrap and smooth out to form a round log. Refrigerate until hard and easy to slice into round, coin-shaped pieces.

  3. Prepare Steaks:

    Step 3

    Allow meat to come to room temperature about 15 minutes before grilling.

    Step 4

    Just before grilling, brush both sides of the steaks with the oil and season with salt and pepper.

    Step 5

    Place steaks directly over medium-high heat for about 1 to 2 minutes, just long enough to get good grill marks. Turn steaks and sear the other side. Move steaks to indirect heat and continue cooking for about 7 more minutes for medium rare.

    Step 6

    Remove steaks from the grill, top with a pat of the whiskey butter and allow to rest at least 5 minutes but no longer than 10 before serving.

    Step 7

    Spread the melted butter all over the tops of the steaks and top each with a fresh slice of the whiskey butter and parsley, if desired.

Adapted with permission from Girls at the Grill
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