Bourbon Steak with Mashed Potatoes

Those hoping to combine their love for amaro with utter indulgence need look no further than this riff on hot buttered rum. Nicole Battle, president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG), created the Hot Buttered Amaro using Vecchio Amaro del Capo, a bitter Calabrian liqueur.

Battle tends bar at DiAnoia’s Eatery, an Italian-accented, family-run bar and café in Pittsburgh’s Strip neighborhood. Her Hot Buttered Amaro is served all winter long in adorably retro glassware. (Feel free to substitute a coffee mug, thermos, or any heat-safe glassware at home.)

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1. Combine brown sugar, bourbon, soy sauce, Dijon mustard in a ziplock bag.
2. Add the steak and marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
3. Remove steak from bag and save the marinade for later.
4. Cook the steak on the grill for 5 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.
5. Stand the steak for 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally into thick slices.
6. Combine marinade and corn starch in a saucepan.
7. Bring sauce mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Set aside.

Method (Steak):
Method:

1.    Combine brown sugar, bourbon, soy sauce, Dijon mustard in a ziplock bag.

2.    Add the steak and marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.

3.    Remove steak from bag and save the marinade for later.

4.    Cook the steak on the grill for 5 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.

5.    Stand the steak for 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally into thick slices.

6.    Combine marinade and corn starch in a saucepan.

7.    Bring sauce mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Set aside.


Method (Mashed Potatoes):

1.    Peel and place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold, salted water.

2.    Simmer until fork tender and set aside.

3.    Add butter, hot milk and sour cream and mash.

4.    Season with salt and pepper.


1.    Plate the steak and mash potatoes

2.    Drizzle sauce over the steak. Garnish with fresh watercress 

3.    Plate the food items over a generous serving of store-bought chimichurri sauce (optional).

4.    Serve with a glass of Shiraz.

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