Steak, Roasted Potatoes with Bourbon Butter Sauce is a manly meal that will please a woman too. Que the sexy music, please. LOL
My husband loves a good steak. It makes him a happy camper. For me, I much prefer some chicken or pasta. However, sometimes a good steak hits the spot like nothing else could. Especially when covered in this creamy and savory bourbon butter sauce. Heck, an old shoe would even taste good with this amazing sauce!
The key to this entire dish is the bourbon butter sauce. After that, you can choose your personal preference for your cut of steak, and your personal preference for potatoes. For what I’m showing today, I used strip steaks and some small Yukon gold potatoes. The method of preparing the steak and potatoes will be the same no matter which steak or potatoes you choose to cook. However, should you decide upon larger potatoes, please be aware that the roasting time in the oven will naturally be longer.
If you’re worried you won’t like the sauce because you’re not a bourbon lover, let me assure you, you will. The bourbon flavor is only a slight whisper. To me, the aroma of the completed sauce reminded me a little bit of light toffee or butterscotch. Must be all that butter combined with the heady aroma of caramelized beef. In the words of the great, Ina Garten “How bad can that be?”
The bourbon butter sauce is super easy to make, and I believe it would also be great with roasted chicken, pork, and even lamb. Spoon it over mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, and even French fries. As far as I’m concerned, the sky’s the limit when it comes to this sauce, and I hope you’ll think so too.
To make the sauce, start whisking equal portions of melted butter and flour to make a roux. Slowly add beef stock or broth to the roux and whisk over medium heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove the pan from the heat and add the bourbon. Return the pan to the heat and continue cooking and whisking until the sauce has a thick, gravy consistency.
Cut the potatoes into wedges and coat them in olive oil. Season them with salt and pepper and roast them in a preheated 425 degree oven until browned and crispy. Meanwhile, season the steaks with salt and pepper and cook them in an oiled skillet over medium/high heat until your desired doneness. Serve the steak and potatoes with the bourbon butter sauce and enjoy!
- 4 strip steaks
- 3 pounds of small golden potatoes washed and quartered
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups beef stock or broth
- ¼ cup bourbon
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- large skillet
- baking sheet
- aluminum foil optional
- medium saucepan
- whisk
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour and whisk to combine, making a roux.
- Cook and stir the roux for 1 minute and slowly whisk in the beef broth.
- Continue to cook and stir the sauce until it begins to thicken.
- Once thickened (approximately 4-5 minutes), remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bourbon.
- Return the pan to the heat and continue cooking and whisking occasionally for a few more minutes.
- Once the sauce has completely thickened, stir in the apple cider vinegar. Turn off the heat.
- Cover the pan and keep the sauce warm until the potatoes and steaks are ready to serve (the sauce may be reheated over medium/low heat if needed when the steak and potatoes are complete).
- Place the washed and cut potatoes on a baking sheet (covered with foil, optional).
- Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil and toss to coat. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Roast the potatoes in a preheated oven for 30 minutes, until fork tender and golden brown.
- When the potatoes have cooked for 20 minutes, start the steaks.
- Season the steaks with salt and pepper and place them in a large, preheated skillet.
- Cook the steaks for approximately 5 minutes per side over medium/high heat (for medium rare), or until your desired level of doneness.
- Place the steak and potatoes on a plate and serve with the bourbon butter sauce.
- Enjoy.
You can make the sauce in advance and keep warm, or you can make the sauce while the potatoes are roasting in the oven.
Try the bourbon butter sauce on chicken, pork, lamb and meatloaf. Also try it on baked potatoes, French fries and mashed potatoes.
In my defense, sometimes I have to tell my husband to “Get a CLUE,” about my ability to whip up delicious food for dinner. You’d think he’d know that by now, wouldn’t you? LOL See what I did there??
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Until we eat again, I hope you have a delicious day!
That bourbon butter sauce sounds amazing — I bet it was incredible with the steak and potatoes. YUM.
Thanks, Sarah. It’s fantastic, and the bourbon butter sauce can be used for so many other things too.
How can you go wrong with steak, butter, AND bourbon?!?!? Love this! And so would my hubby.
Right? What’s not to love? Bourbon, butter and steak!
Mmmmmm this looks so amazing – all of it!
This meal is 100% made for my husband! And that bourbon sauce! I only tend to like alcohol in my cooking, lol.
You’ll love this bourbon butter sauce then, Kacey. I hope you’ll try it!
Ohhh and I forgot to mention how awesome those cups are!! I love Clue! Especially the movie with Tim Curry 🙂
My husband doesn’t want anyone to mess with his steaks either, but I think he would love this. I kind of want to just put that sauce on everything from now on!
This steak dish looks amazing…butter sauce…yes please!
OMG that bourbon butter sauce has my name written all over it! Looks delicious!
I agree- I love pasta dishes, but sometimes a good steak really hits the spot! I am craving this now!
Dear Renee, this meal looks wonderful and so comforting…what a fabulous sauce. xo, Catherine
Thank you so much, Catherine! I’m really glad you like it 🙂
Oooh, that bourbon-butter sauce sounds fabulous! And your glass art is amazing – a set of Clue glasses, how cute!
Thanks, Kinberley. Glad you like the bourbon butter sauce (and the glasses). The sauce is amazing and I can’t wait to add it to other meats. I do hope you’ll try it.
That bourbon-butter sauce must have been amazing, I’ll have to make it the next time we have steaks. Your glass art is beautiful, I love the glasses!
Thank you so much, Joanie. I do hope you’ll make the bourbon butter sauce. You won’t be disappointed!
My stars…bourbon butter on that gorgeous steak?!? I love that you say it’s just a whisper…My cousin is a total bourbon fan, so I will send this recipe to him. I actually got him a bottle for Christmas and now he could use a little to make this butter!!
I’m the bourbon whisperer. LOL. I hope your cousin likes the sauce!
Bourbon butter sauce – swoon!! This is one gorgeous dish!
Thank you, Anna. Glad you like it!
I’m pretty sure that sauce would make an old boot taste awesome too! Looks amazing! I love steak too, can’t wait to try this!
HaHa. You and I think alike when it comes to eating old footwear, Angie 🙂 This bourbon butter sauce would sure do the trick.
This should have totally have been our Valentines day dinner! Mmm I bet that bourbon butter sauce is going to end up be one of our favorites!
OH MY GAWD! Bourbon butter sauce!! How decadent is this?! I can only imagine how this must taste. I have never come across anything like it – genius!! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
I don’t know if it’s genius, Rose but I can attest to it being really, really good! I do hope you’ll try it!
The sexy music thing cracked me up, I’m dying. It’s was hilarious.
I’d happily eat this for dinner. I mean steak and butter with booze, come to mama.
Steak, butter and booze. Now THAT’S a party. LOL Thanks, Kim!
Thank you, it very good.
You’re welcome. My pleasure 🙂
WHOA! This steak looks amazing and that sauce sounds ahhhhhmazing! Please pass me all the bourbon sauce!