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Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce

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Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce is the ideal special occasion recipe. It feels fancy without being fussy or requiring too many ingredients.

Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce | Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce is the ideal special occasion recipe. It feels fancy without being fussy or requiring too many ingredients. #steak

The ribeye steak is simply seasoned with salt and pepper and cooked in a skillet or grill pan until it is medium rare. Then the pan drippings are mixed with bourbon, cream, freshly ground peppercorns, and a touch of dried tarragon to create a sauce.

Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce

The end result is a perfectly seasoned steak with a creamy sauce with a hint of bourbon and kick of pepper. The tarragon ties all of the flavors together wonderfully. The sauce would also be excellent drizzled over a baked potato.

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The secret to getting a nice crust on the outside of the beef is patting it dry before you season it and cook it. Moist meat creates steam, and steam prevents the beef from developing a crust locking in the meat’s juices.

It’s also important to let the steak rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing it.

Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce | Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce is the ideal special occasion recipe. It feels fancy without being fussy or requiring too many ingredients. #steak

This recipe is part of my collaboration with PRE Brands Beef, and you can find this recipe on the back of their Ribeye packaging! And you can learn where to purchase PRE Brands grass-fed beef, which is free of added antibiotics and hormones, here.

Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce | Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce is the ideal special occasion recipe. It feels fancy without being fussy or requiring too many ingredients. #steak

If you want to try some more steak recipes, here are a few of my favorites:

Filet Mignon with a Garlic Mustard Sauce

 

Sirloin Steak Salad

Steak and Blue Cheese Pizza

How to make perfectly cooked Steak in a Grill Pan

And to serve on the side:

The Best Wedge Salad | A wedge salad is topped with maple toasted walnuts, thick cut bacon, grape tomatoes, caramelized shallots, and homemade chunky blue cheese dressing.

Steakhouse Style Wedge Salad

The Very Best Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe | An easy 5 minutes recipe - you probably have the ingredients at home! #recipe

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Steakhouse Style Twice Baked Potatoes

How to make Steak with a Bourbon Cream Sauce:

Ribeye Steak with a Bourbon Cream Sauce

Ribeye Steak with Bourbon Cream Sauce is the ideal special occasion recipe. It feels fancy without being fussy or requiring too many ingredients.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Ribeye Steak
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ¼ tsp. Ground Pepper
  • 1 tbsp. Butter
  • 2 tbsp. Bourbon I used Four Roses
  • 3 tbsp. Heavy Cream
  • ¼ tsp. Ground Peppercorns
  • ¼ tsp. dried Tarragon

Instructions

  1. Pat the steak dry with a paper towel. Season the steak with the salt and pepper, and rub it into the beef. Melt the half of butter in a pan over medium heat. Place the steak in a hot pan and cook for 2 minutes, then rotate 90 degrees and cook another 2 minutes.
  2. Add the remaining butter to the pan, and flip the steak and cook for 2 minutes, rotate 90 degrees and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the steak from the pan, and let it rest for 5 minutes. It should be a perfect medium rare, and register 140 degrees with a meat thermometer.
  3. Keep the drippings from the steak in the pan, and add the bourbon, cream, ground peppercorns, and tarragon. Beware that the bourbon might flame up a bit until you add the cream.
  4. Whisk the sauce together and simmer slowly for 5 minutes while the steak rests, then serve the steak with the sauce.
Recipe Rating




The Rambler

Tuesday 6th of December 2016

Oops...#TurnItUpTuesdays

The Rambler

Tuesday 6th of December 2016

I bet my husband would loveeee this sauce! Pinned to my board =)

Heather (Goodlicious)

Monday 5th of December 2016

We usually make strip steaks instead of ribeyes, but I'm sure the sauce would be delicious on those as well!

Julie Hage

Friday 2nd of December 2016

This looks AMAZING! Ribeye is my favorite, so I know I'll be trying this soon!

Morgan Wieboldt

Tuesday 29th of November 2016

This looks unbelievable! My husband would adore it. Thanks for Sharing at Share the Wealth Sunday!

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