These Bacon Bourbon Glazed Steaks have a decadent sauce with the unmistakable flavors of bacon and bourbon.
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I’m a steak girl through and through. It’s my meal of choice for every birthday or special event. For my last meal on this earth, I would choose a big, juicy steak.
Usually, I prefer my steaks prepared very simply — salt, pepper, and a little butter to finish it off. I really like to let the flavor of the steak shine.
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However, the other night I was feeling adventurous so I thought I would try something new.
I started by cooking several slices of bacon in this Lodge Cast Iron skillet. Seriously, folks, if you have never made bacon in a cast iron pan, you don’t know what you’re missing. Bacon takes on a whole new level of crispy, melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness when it’s cooked in a cast-iron skillet. And, Lodge cast iron is the best in the industry.
Once the bacon crisped up, I added the steaks and pan-seared them in some of the bacon fat. Once they had a nice crust on each side, I moved the steaks to the oven to finish cooking.
Meanwhile, I started the glaze. In a separate pot, I heated the bourbon and burned off the alcohol. The smell of the bourbon was glorious. It’s so rich and distinct.
Once the steaks were done, I removed them to a plate, covered them with foil, and let them rest.
In the same skillet, the steaks were in, I finished the sauce. Then I added the steaks back into the skillet and let them bathe in the decadent sauce.
The result was a perfectly cooked steak with a shimmery coating of distinctly flavored bacon bourbon sauce. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
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Bacon Bourbon Glazed Steaks
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 6-8 ounce beef steaks, I used Delmonico
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces, 3/4 stick
- ¼ cup finely chopped shallots
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ½ cup beef stock
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
- Add bacon pieces and cook until crispy.
- Remove bacon from skillet and place on paper towel lined plate; set aside.
- Drain bacon fat from skillet reserving 2 tablespoons.
- Coat both sides of steaks with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the skillet and heat skillet to high.
- When skillet is very hot, add steaks and sear for 3 minutes on each side.
- Remove skillet from stove and place in oven for 6 minutes or until steak reaches desired doneness.
- Meanwhile, heat bourbon in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until warm.
- Remove from heat; carefully ignite and let burn 30 seconds, then cover to extinguish flame.
- Remove steaks from the oven, transfer to plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add 1 tablespoon of bacon fat to skillet and add shallots; saute for 3 minutes until translucent.
- Add garlic to pan and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add bourbon and stock; simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
- Whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until melted.
- Add steaks back into pan; coating both sides with bourbon glaze.
- Transfer to plates and top with crispy bacon.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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The flavor is amazing!