Manly Steaks and Steak Sauce!

It's a rare man who can pass up a good steak! We try to not each much red meat, but every now and then the husband wishes for steak. As for me, once in awhile at a function I get to have a filet mignon. And THAT, my friends, is what my steak of choice would be. OK, so I'm not a cheap date!! But the times I eat that during the year can be counted on one hand.

Several months ago I saw on the Food Network show, Down Home with the Neelys, a nice recipe for Grilled New York Stip Steak with Beer and Molasses Steak Sauce. While the steak sauce makes a lot, it keeps well for a couple of weeks in the fridge. Slather it on some ribs or add it to a pot roast in the slow cooker. However you use it, though, will make your taste buds happy. This is positively the best steak sauce I have ever made. So when that guy starts asking for a steak, whip up a batch of this and watch him smile!

Grilled New York Strip Steak with Beer and Molasses Steak Sauce

For sauce:

1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

1 medium onion, finely diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups ketchup

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup lager-style beer

1 Tbsp yellow mustard

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp cayenne pepper

1 Tbsp paprika

3 1 lb. each and 1/2-in. thick prime aged New York Strip Steaks

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

For the sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes, until softened. Add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, then simmer until sauce is reduced to 2 cups, about 30 minutes.

Preheat grill pan or grill. Season steak with salt and pepper and rub with oil. Grill steak about 3 minutes per side for medium rare. Let rest 10 minutes and serve with sauce on the side.

Happy Valentine's Day!