Recipe courtesy of The Oliver St. John Gogarty
Traditional Gaelic Irish Steak with Irish Whiskey
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
- Total: 3 hr 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 3 hr
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
2 (10-ounce) prime Irish sirloin steaks
Salt, pepper, beef aromatics and bay leaf for seasoning
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs of own choice, plus more for sprinkling
2 glasses Irish whiskey
3 to 4 ounces melted butter
1 finely chopped large onion
3 large finely chopped fresh tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato puree
1 cup fresh cream
Chopped fresh parsley leaves, to garnish
Directions
- Place the steaks into a marinating dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, beef aromatics, bay leaf, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh herbs of own choice, 1 glass of Irish whiskey and 3 to 4 ounces of melted butter and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours
- Remove steak from marinade and place on hot grill or pan, sealing both sides of the steak and cook to required taste.
- To make the Gaelic sauce use remaining marinade as a base and place in hot pan. Add 1 finely chopped large onion and allow to simmer until onions tender. Then add 3 large finely chopped fresh tomatoes, 3 tablespoons of tomato puree, sprinkling of herbs and allow to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring gently. Now add 1 cup of fresh cream and stir gently with wooden spoon for 3 minutes. Then add the steaks to the sauce and flambe with 1 glass of remaining whiskey.
- Remove steaks to 2 large platters, serve sauce generously from pan to platters and sprinkle with fresh parsley and selection of fresh vegetables of choice.