Whiskey Marinated Steak is the best marinade for steak. The flavor is incredible and caramelizes when it’s grilled. This steak marinade is the best marinade for t-bones or New York strip steak and topped with a roasted garlic blue cheese butter.
Get your grills ready this summer for the most delicious steak ever! This is the best steak marinade ever! It’s simple and so delicious. And who doesn’t love grilled steak?! I usually serve it with simple pan potatoes and green beans. We picked green and yellow wax beans out of our garden to pair with this yummy steak! And while you’re firing up the grill, check out these great recipes too! Best Chicken Marinade, Blood Orange Chicken, and Grilled Salmon. 
Do you plant a vegetable garden each season? I love to have fresh corn, heirloom tomatoes, green and yellow wax beans, pickling cucumbers, and fresh herbs. And I’ve had to relearn different varieties of tomatoes that grow better in North Carolina. The soil is so much different here too. Thankfully, I learned how to work aged manure and compost into the soil! If you love heirloom tomatoes as much as I do, you’ll love my Bruschetta recipe!
How should steak be cooked?
Steak internal temperature for medium-rare should be 140 degrees F when removed from the grill. Use your ThermoWorks Thermapen to check the temperature of anything you grill. Traeger Grills has a great grilling guide for cooking your steaks to your desired doneness.
Our patio and grill overlooks the vegetable garden and horse pastures. I mean, how good does this steak look?
If you love this whiskey marinated steak you might love my Whiskey Grilled Chicken, Marinade for Flank Steak, Honey BBQ Ribs, Beef Tips, and Marinated Chicken Thighs. Also try these grilling recipes.
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Whiskey Marinated Steak
Ingredients
Steak Marinade
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard (prepared mustard)
- 1/2 cup whiskey or bourbon
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 to 6 New York Strip, Tenderloin, or T-bone steaks
Roasted Garlic Blue Cheese Butter
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 4 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
- 4 cloves garlic, roasted and smashed
- 1/2 small shallot, minced
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
Roasted Garlic Blue Cheese Butter
- Mix the butter, blue cheese, garlic, and shallot in a small bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
Steak Marinade
- Combine the brown sugar, honey, mustard, whiskey, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a large Ziploc bag. Rub the exterior of the bag with your fingers to mix all of the ingredients.
- Place the steaks in the marinade and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours. When ready to cook, allow the steaks to come to room temperature while preparing the grill.
- Grill the steaks on medium-high heat for about 6 minutes on each side, or until desired doneness is reached. Transfer the steaks to a plate or half sheet pan lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Slice on a cutting board. Finish each steak with roasted garlic blue cheese butter and serve with seasonal vegetables.
Recipe Notes
Marinade your steaks for a minimum of 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
Nutrition
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What a great idea, to use whiskey as the marinade? Great Father’s Day Recipe!!! It will add so much flavor and love the ideas that it caramelizes the steak on the grill. Yum, going to be trying this one out over the summer for sure!
GIRL!! I don’t drink the whiskey!! I marinate steak and chicken with it!! LOL
Woooow…..I think I will look for these and try your recipe this weekend. Thank you for sharing!
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