Life is too short not to eat steak! Whether they’re super aged pieces of steak-y art or supermarket 2-packs, these weeknight steak sauce recipes will take your steak dinners to the next level.

If you’re looking for an easy yet impressive home cooked meal for date night, the answer is – and forever will – be steak. There’s just something about making steak at home that is so incredibly impressive. I love it when Mike makes me steak and I know that he’s equally happy when I make it for him. It just seems extra luxe to be making steak at home. It probably has something to do with the fact that steakhouses tend to be high end fancy affairs. But the secret to steak is: you can make it at home just as good or even better for a fraction of the cost.

Once you’re done making your steak (I suggest reverse searing), all you need to take it over the top is the special sauce. These are our best steak sauce recipes: super easy steak sauces that have 6 ingredients or less and are easy to whip up while your steaks are reverse searing the oven. Never pay extra for sauce at a steakhouse again!

Steak sauce will absolutely elevate your steak from just grilling to a full restaurant at home dining experience. Why have naked steak when you can drench your steak in a delicious, mouth watering sauce catered to your favorite flavors?!

Peppercorn

If you’re looking for a classic steak sauce, you can’t go wrong with peppercorn. It’s a classic for a reason: a hint of complexity from the brandy, a hit of creaminess from heavy cream, and a huge amount of freshly crushed peppercorns for a light floral spiciness.

Mustard Cream

If you love the spicy bite of mustard to cut through the richness of steak, this is the sauce for you. Fool around with different types of mustard – whole grain is particularly good, as well as dijon. The heavy cream adds a bit of body and thickness.

Garlic Mushroom

What’s not to love about pan caramelized mushrooms with garlic, especially when you stir in a bunch of parmesan and little bit of cream. This is one of those sauces that you’ll want a lot of, so maybe do yourself a favor and double up. It tastes great on pretty much anything.

Coconut Curry

If you haven’t had a coconut curry steak sauce before, please try it! It’s kind of reminiscent of that mysterious green steak sauce that they have at that famous French steak frites chain Le Relais de L’Entrecote. Theirs is more of a butter based green sauce, but I swear there’s a hint of curry in it? Maybe not, but this coconut curry sauce is amazing: warm and deep from the spices and shallot with a hit of umami from the fish sauce. Try it, you’ll love it!

Japanese Chimichurri

This is a delicious take on chimichurri that Mike came up with that I cannot get enough of. Classic chimichurri is parsley, garlic, olive oil, oregano and red wine vinegar. Mike switched it up for cilantro, garlic, toasted sesame oil, soy, and rice vinegar. Super savory and completely moreish. It’s probably the easiest of the steak sauces to make and the prettiest too because of all the green.

Bonus steak sauce recipes

These sauces have a few ingredients more than five, but they are SO worth it. Once you’ve made your way through the classic 5, up your steak sauce game by trying these out. You won’t regret it and soon you’ll be sitting down to steak and sauce that will rival your favorite steak house.

Steak Diane Sauce

Retro steakhouse sauce at it’s best: a combo of mushroom sauce and peppercorn sauce that is full of flavor and creaminess. There are no subtle flavors here. It’s smoky, mushroom-y, and deeply meaty. It’s just over the top everything, in a good way.

Cajun Butter Peppercorn Steak Sauce

Do you love dry rub cajun steaks but often think to yourself, this is good, but with sauce would be better? This is the sauce for you. It’s a riff off of a classic peppercorn, but with cajun spices, spicy and full of flavor. It brings the heat and has a rich creamy finish.

Soy Butter Steak Sauce

This has got to be my ultimate steak sauce when I feel like big umami flavors for little to no effort. Something magic happens when you combine butter and soy: the richness of the butter and the straight up sweet-salty-maltiness of soy pair perfectly with steak.

 

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FAQ

How to make steak sauce with no alcohol

This is probably one of the most asked questions in regards to steak sauce: no alcohol steak sauce. You’re in luck because if you’re alcohol adverse you can simply swap out the alcohol for stock, either chicken or beef. You won’t the the robust flavors of reduced wine or brandy, but it will be just as delicious. If you have access to alcohol free wine, you can try that too but a stock works just as well. Try adding in a teaspoon of soy sauce or Worcestershire for an extra bump of umami!

How to make steak sauce with no cream

If you’re dairy free, you can absolutely make steak sauce without heavy cream. Try substituting coconut cream – it’ll add a nice creaminess with a touch of coconut flavor and thicken your sauce. You can also just go for a steak sauce that has no cream: the chimichurri is absolutely delicious. Or, if you just don’t have any heavy cream on hand but you have milk, you can make quick heavy cream substitute by melting 1/4 cup butter and stirring it into 3/4 cups milk.

Can I make steak sauce in advance?

Yes! The best steak sauces to make in advance are ones that don’t absolutely need the same pan that you cooked the steak in. Try the mustard cream, garlic mushroom steak sauce, the coconut curry, the chimmichuri, or the Cajun butter. You can make these the day before and heat them up gently in a pan before serving warm over your steak.

What to serve with steak

If you’re looking for some delicious sides to eat with your steak, here are some suggestions:

• Fluffy Skillet Buttermilk Biscuits
• Jammy Eggs
• Perfect Potato Salad
• Burrata and Kale
• Parmesan and Thyme Roasted Potato Wedges
• Creamy Cheesy Cacio e Pepe Egg Noodles
• Crispy Fried Eggs
• Extra Flaky Sky High Cheddar Scallion Biscuits
• Soft and Fluffy Dinner Rolls
• Crispy Stovetop Roasted Red Potatoes

Happy steak saucing!