STRIP STEAKS AND WHISKEY GRAVY

Whiskey Gravy tastes real good on most anything, but especially on these New York Strip Steaks. So dig out your grill and fire it up!

THE INGREDIENTS YOU'LL NEED:

New York Strip Steaks – 2 1 ½ inch thick
SPG Seasoning – Recipe found here
The Gravy
Celery – 2 Stalks Chopped
Onion – 1 chopped
Garlic – 2 cloves chopped
Cooking oil – ¼ cup
Butter – 4 Tbsp.
Flour – 4 Tbsp.
Whiskey – ½ cup
Beef Stock – 2 cups
Salt – to taste
Pepper – to taste
4 Qt Black Iron Pot

DIRECTIONS GETTING READY

1. Set up your grill for indirect grilling. Place hot coals on 1 side of the grill and no coals on the other side of the grill. You are looking for a temperature of 450 degrees Fahrenheit for searing steaks.

COOKING THE GRAVY

2. Place the pot on the side of the grill over the hot coals 3. Add ¼ of cooking oil to the pot. 4. Add the celery and onion to the pot to sauté 5. You want the onions and celery to caramelize 6. Add the Garlic to the pot just before the onions are caramelized. You do not want to burn the garlic 7. Remove the onions, celery and garlic from the pot leaving the cooking oil. Set them to the side 8. Move the pot to the side of the grill with no coals 9. Add 4 Tbsp. of sweet butter to the pot with the oil and melt 10. After the butter is melted, slowly add 4 Tbsp. of flour to the pot. Stirring as you add it. 11. Cook the flour until it is slightly brown 12. When Flour is browned, add ½ cup of whiskey 13. Add 2 cups of beef stock 14. Stir together making sure to scrap the bottom of the pot to loosen any brown bits that are stuck there. This adds a lot of flavor to the gravy. 15. Add your onions, celery and garlic back into the pot 16. Salt and pepper to taste 17. Gravy will need to cook down for 20 to 30 minutes at a simmer to thicken. Stirring occasionally

THE STEAK

18. After the gravy has simmered about 15 minutes, it’s time to cook the steaks 19. Liberally season both sides of the steak with the SPG seasoning or your favorite seasoning 20. Place the steaks directly over the hot coals to sear 21. After 2 minutes flip the steaks over and sear the other side 22. After another 2 minutes move the steaks to the side of the grill with no coals to finish cooking 23. Cover the grill with the lid 24. Cook the steaks to your desired doneness

FINALIZING

25. When steaks reach desired doneness, remove from the grill and let rest to redistribute the juices throughout the meat. 26. After resting put steaks on a plate and ladle the gravy over the top of the steak

SERVING

27. Serve and Enjoy!