Bourbon Pepper Pan Sauce
Mastering pan sauces is one of the most important but easiest steps towards producing legit restaurant-quality dishes at home. Assemble all the sauce ingredients before cooking the steak so you can make the sauce during the 5-minute resting time for steak. The rich, sweet, peppery flavor profile also works wonderfully with pork chops and grilled chicken. You can also switch up the bourbon for another liquor, since this really is just a technique recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 (6 ounce) new york strip steaks
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons duck fat, or as needed
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 teaspoons butter, divided
- 1 fluid ounce bourbon
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- salt to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper