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Homemade Steak Sauce

Homemade Steak Sauce

By Nichole Dailey

If you love A1 steak sauce, you'll love this homemade version of steak sauce. Tamarind concentrate gives it an authentic flavor; if you can't find it at your supermarket, look for it at your local Middle Eastern market or online. Fresh horseradish gives the steak sauce a bolder, spicier taste, but you can use prepared jarred and just add an extra teaspoon.

Prep Time

10 Min

Cook Time

25 Min
Yields: 8 Servings

Ingredients

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1 Tablespoonolive oil
1 1/2 Cupchopped yellow onion
1/4 Cupchopped jalapeño
1 Teaspoonminced garlic
1 Cupdark brown sugar
1/2 Cupdistilled white vinegar
1/3 Cupchopped fresh horseradish
1/4 Cupdiced, peeled lemon
1/4 Cupmaple syrup
1 Tablespoonchopped anchovies
1 Tablespoontamarind concentrate
2 whole cloves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Steps

  • Step 1

    Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and jalapeño and cook, stirring, until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

    Ingredients
    • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

    • 1 1/2 Cup chopped yellow onion

    • 1/4 Cup chopped jalapeño

    • 1 Teaspoon minced garlic

  • Step 2

    Add the sugar, vinegar, horseradish, lemon, maple syrup, anchovy, tamarind concentrate, cloves, 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until just slightly reduced, 15 to 20 minutes.

    Ingredients
    • 1 Cup dark brown sugar

    • 1/2 Cup distilled white vinegar

    • 1/3 Cup chopped fresh horseradish

    • 1/4 Cup diced, peeled lemon

    • 1/4 Cup maple syrup

    • 1 Tablespoon chopped anchovies

    • 1 Tablespoon tamarind concentrate

    • 2  whole cloves

    •  Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • Step 3

    Carefully transfer to a blender or food processor and blend just long enough to break everything up, about 5 seconds. (We like this on the chunky side, but you can blend longer for a smoother sauce.) Season to taste with salt and pepper. The sauce will keep, covered and refrigerated, for a week. Enjoy!

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