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Steak with Whisky Sauce is perfect for entertaining and ideal for Valentines Day! This delicious “secret” recipe handed down from my mother  is sure to impress!

Steak with Whisky Sauce plated up with Duchess potatoes, carrots & fried courgettes.

Steak with Whisky Sauce

If I was asked what my last meal would be it would be this Steak with Whisky Sauce. My mother was served this dish in a Danish restaurant once and just had to ask the chef for the recipe! It is the perfect dish to serve on Valentine’s Day or to anyone you want to impress! The best thing is it’s so easy to make!

This week I was lucky enough to be sent an Organic Premium Steak Box (£65) to try out from Graig Farm Organics.

The box consisted of:

4 x 225g Beef Rump Steaks
2 x 225g Sirloin Steaks
4 x 175g Lamb Leg Steaks
4 x Pork Leg Steaks

Graig Farm Foods steaks.

Graig Farm Organics are based at a farm in Montgomeryshire where they continue the Welsh tradition of tasty, award winning organic produce. Since the 1940’s the farm has been with the same family, which has now branched out with the introduction of an online shop, giving them the ability to serve the public direct to their door. There’s also a tempting 20% off your first order. It doesn’t surprise me that Graig Farm have been supplying some of the UK’s leading restaurants for years with The Dorchester being a long-standing client.

Graig Farm has won a series of prestigious awards including the “True Taste” awards in recognition of the quality of their meat. Their Welsh Lamb alone has already won 5 awards.

So what does their meat taste like? I decided to make my mother’s Whisky Sauce (a closely guarded secret until now) to put the Sirloin Steaks to the test. My husband and I sat down to our meal and were in gastronomic heaven. We have never tasted a more tender, velvety, succulent and delicious steak in all our lives and my mum’s Whisky sauce was awesome as always!

We may as well have been sitting at the Dorchester as the steaks were out of this world! I was glad that I’d gone to the effort of making Duchess potatoes for a mid week meal because these steaks really deserved to be made a fuss of. I shouldn’t have been surprised at their quality as it was apparent when I opened up the box of chilled steaks.

We don’t tend to buy a lot of steak because it always seems like pot luck when it comes to quality. Invariably we’ll sit there discussing how tough it is and trying to cut it into tiny pieces as a consequence. I cannot wait to try the pork and the award winning lamb steaks which I have put in the freezer for now.

Sirloin steak in a frying pan.

After tenderising and seasoning fry steaks to your liking.

Fried Sirloin steak.Once cooked set aside in a warm place.

Making whisky sauce in a pan.

In with the pan juices add the rosemary.

Making whisky sauce in a pan.

 Followed by the whisky, water and then ketchup.

Whisky sauce in a pan.

Finally the cream, seasoning and meat juices from rested meat are added.

Steak with Whisky Sauce plated up with Duchess potatoes, carrots & fried courgettes.

Steak with Whisky Sauce is the meal you make when you want to impress.

A meal fit for a King or Queen!

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Steak with Whisky Sauce plated up with Duchess potatoes, carrots & fried courgettes.
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Steak with Whisky Sauce

Succulent steak served with a heavenly creamy whisky sauce infused with rosemary with back notes of tomato.
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 2 sirloin steaks or steak of your choice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp dried rosemary
  • 2 tbsp whisky
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 100 mls single cream or to taste
  • 125 mls 4 fl oz Hot water from vegetable cooking water or kettle
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Tenderise the steaks using a meat hammer (probably not necessary with Graigs) and then season with salt and pepper.
  • Fry the steaks in a pan to your liking, for medium I did mine for 3 minutes each side.
  • Transfer steaks to a warmed dish, cover and put in a warmed oven (switched off).
  • To make the Whisky Sauce add dried rosemary to the remaining oil and meat juices in the pan and fry on a medium heat for 30 seconds.
  • Then add whisky and cook for a further minute.
  • Stir in the hot water and then the ketchup and heat through for a minute.
  • Next stir in the single cream (add to your taste), heat through and season.
  • Remove the steaks from the oven and pour any remaining juices into the sauce and stir well.
  • Plate up the steaks and pour the sauce over them.
  • Serve with your favourite vegetables.

Notes

The quantities of ingredients here can be played around with so if you think you need to add more of anything eg water or cream then do so if needed!

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  4. Anne Dalzell

    I’ve realised that in my whole 36 years of life i’ve never tasted whiskey sauce, really, really have to sort that out!

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  8. Helen Allan

    My husband would love this! I’m thinking it might make a very nice Valentines dinner for two..

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  11. Lesley Bain

    Steak is my all time favourite food, and your recipe and finished dish looks lovely! Great giveaway thank you x

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  23. Jane English

    With 19 (yes19 !!!!) seemed like a good idea at the time LOL) coming to stay for Christmas & sit down to Christmas dinner, I need all the inspiration i can get.

    Seriously though I can’t wait to have all my five children, their partners, my scrumptious grand children & my 81 year old Mother, hubby & me all sat around & home again, it’s going to be complete madness, but a lovely madness.

    Merry Christmas. xx

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  36. Hazel Rea

    Now that is a great recipe. I’ll pass it on to my daughter’s boyfriend – he’s a real carnivore who loves whisky!

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  43. Missy1

    Dont know if my last blog comment was received so i’m posting another just to be safe 🙂 The steak looks AWESOME!!!!!

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  49. Chantal Botha

    Love a GOOD steak! I made a mistake of asking a local butcher for one & it was awful – can anyone recommend a GOOD butcher near Birmingham?

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  53. Caroline Scott

    I’m not a big red meat eater so we tend to have steak less often but buy better quality. I would laways recommend buying a good organic steak from a butcher or online specialist rather than getting the cheaper supermarket ones that just leave you disappointed.

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  61. Jo Boyd

    They look like really lovely pieces of meat – great colour and not too much fat. And then you go and do lovely things with them too!

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  62. kerryjones299

    That looks sooo delicious. Love steak but it is a rare treat these days (lol that’s how I like it cooked) as it is so expensive, would love too win this thank you,

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  65. Nicola P

    Wish there was smeller internet..I can almost smell that steak dish from here. Must try it sometime. Thanks for sharing.

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  93. sandi

    This sounds delicious, I often do a DIane or a creamy peppercorn sauce for steak, the whiskey sounds like a nice change.

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  110. Susan el Carter

    This would be a fabulous housewarming present for my son who has bought his own place and is soon to gain me living with him.

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  113. Helen

    The steak is making my mouth water; it looks delicious and I can eat steak even though I’m trying to lose a few inches before Christmas; good protein

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  114. Sarah Jauch

    This is an amazing giveaway. The meats on display are mouth watering and I would love to win this prize to give as a gift to my partner who absolutely LOVES his food. Thanks for the giveaway x

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  115. Annie T

    that steak looks delish. As do the ones in the giveaway pack – I’ve all but given up buying steaks as even the last couple we’ve had from our local butcher have been as tough as old boots.

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  116. Nicola Seary

    Looks lovely.I don’t eat steak too often-gets expensive for 7 of us.The prize pack is a good selection for my whole family.

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  118. Cecelia Allen

    This would be a treat to win. I can honestly say I have never tasted whisky sauce but the recipe looks divine. I only have whisky in the house at Christmas and I will definitely keep back a few spoonsful to make it and give it a try.

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  127. Mich - Piece of Cake

    Your steak with whisky looks amazing! I can almost taste it from across the screen…

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  142. ClaireG

    I love your piped potato – I think I shall have to give that a go as I love the browned outside bit of mashed potato – I did wonder if I could get away with “skimming” a baking tray with it just to get nothing but browned bits 🙂

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  163. Adele Leek

    Love anything organic – but steak, well what can I say – apart from yes please!
    And I am going to try the recipe for boxing day when my mum comes round for dinner.

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    • Camilla

      I never drink spirits but I love this sauce and you can put as much or little whisky in it as you like, start off with just a tablespoon and you won’t even be aware of the whisky!

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  190. lesley hamilton

    I love steak and these would would grow great with mushrooms, onion rings, chunky chips and a gorgeous pepper sauce

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  198. Ann Gwillim

    We just love steak but unfortunately can only afford on speecial occasions. This would be a brilliant Christmas pressie for us.

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  199. Rob P

    This would certainly make up for the steak we had to throw out the other night, as we realised it had gone off. The recipe for the sauce looks rich and tasty too!

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  216. EMMA WALTERS

    i’m always cautious about making sauces but you have made this look easy & yummy, i may have to attempt this one 🙂

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  219. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    Camilla, talk about Food Porn? That is a wonderful recipe. Love it Love it Love it :0) I agree with you – Duchesse potatoes is very apt for this dish
    What a cracking prize with such great quality steaks. A fabulous giveaway for your readers 🙂

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  228. Angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me

    Interesting to read that you don’t like Whiskey but love this sauce I don’t like whiskey either but I must admit it looks lovely particularly those duchess potatoes.

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    • Camilla

      Thank you! I don’t really like any alcohol except Cider, but love Coq au Vin, Beouf Bourguignon, brandy on Christmas pudding, sherry in trifle etc. Takes on a new dimension in food I think.

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  232. Ruth Tesdale

    I love the recipe.
    I have added the ingredients to my shopping list. Just have to prevent my husband hiding the whiskey for himself.

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  267. simon sims

    The nicest steaks i have ever seen – would love to win them and share around the table on Christmas Day!

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  270. Jen

    I’m not the worlds biggest fan of whiskey but that sauce does look good on those steaks, wish I had steak for dinner now! Thanks for entering Herbs On Saturday 🙂

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  273. Kim Winter

    Great giveaway! This would make a welcome change to turkey this year..I have picked plenty of apples to make homemade applesauce with that would go great with the pork!

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  274. gillbla

    Mmmm. We’ve got a griddle on our new cooker, so my current favourite thing to cook is steak with juniper and port sauce. I reckon these’d take it to a whole new level

    Reply

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