Brown Sugar Bourbon Steak Tips (Recipe 21 of 125)

Y'all...its rare that  recipe makes me speechless. This recipe...oh man...I'm almost drooling just thinking about how good this recipe was. It IS a keeper for sure and WILL be in the rotation for Sunday dinner (when/if we ever get to do Sunday dinner again). 

You must make this. The flavor was amazing...and you could taste the bourbon...you've been warned. 

When I make it again, I might spend a little more on a higher quality bourbon. I bought Jim Beam - which is good, but not great. Now that I know how much the bourbon flavor stands out...it'd be worth a nicer quality bourbon. 

I marinated the steak tips for 6 hours. And then grilled them to a perfect medium rare to medium. I COMPLETELY forgot to put the onion in...I was so blown over by the flavor of the marinade I think I blacked out. 

Brown Sugar Bourbon Steak Tips
Recipe from Newengland.com

Serves 4

• 1/2 c bourbon
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 c soy sauce
• 1 medium-size yellow onion, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings
• 2 pounds sirloin steak tips or flank steak
• Kosher or sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

In a medium-size bowl, whisk together bourbon, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and soy sauce. Pour into a large zip-top bag; add onion and steak.

Seal, squeezing to expel any air, and let meat marinate for 2 hours.

When ready to cook, drain and season meat with salt and pepper.

Set up your grill for direct high heat. To grill meat, sear on one side until nicely browned, 4—6 minutes. Turn meat and grill until it reaches desired doneness (4—6 minutes more for medium rare).

Cook onions in a grill pan, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes. Or cook onions directly on grill grates away from direct heat, carefully turning once, for 8—10 minutes total cooking time.