Bacon Fat Basted Steak Recipes

BACON STEAK WITH CARAMELIZED BUTTER

Steps:

• Wrap 1 slice of bacon around the edge of each steak, and secure with a wooden pick.
• In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook steaks for 4 to 6 minutes per side, or until steaks reach desired degree of doneness.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, and chipotle mustard. Spread on steaks, and cook briefly to melt sauce. Serve immediately.
• Note: Remove wooden picks from steaks before serving.

BACON STUFFED FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat broiler or prepare barbecue.
• Season steak with garlic salt and pepper.
• Score steak diagonally twice, reversing direction creating "x"s or crisscross pattern.
• Place bacon lengthwise over steak and sprinkle with parsley.
• Roll steak lengthwise, securing with toothpicks at 1-inch intervals.
• Broil or grill, turning frequently until browned on all sides and cooked to degree of doneness desired (20 minutes for med rare).
• While steak is grilling/broiling, cook mushroom and onion slices in bacon grease in same skillet for 15-20 minutes or until browned to desired doneness.
• When steak is done remove toothpicks and cut meat into 8 1-inch rounds and top with mushroom and onion slices.

BACON WRAPPED STEAK

Steps:

• preheat oven to 420 degrees F.
• wrap each steak with a strip of bacon.
• put the olive oil in a large pan and heat the pan until you can move the olive oil around easily.
• put your steaks in the pan and if you hear a sizzling noise that is good if not take the steaks out and heat it longer.
• cook the steaks for 1 min on each side.
• place the rosemary (or thyme) sprigs, garlic, and butter in the pan with the steaks.
• flip steaks and continue to cook them 1 minute on each side until they have cooked a total of 3 minutes on each side.
• put the steaks in the oven for 8 mins .
• remove steaks from the oven and let them rest for 2 minutes.
• remove the rosemary (or thyme) sprigs and the garlic from the pan, leaving all of the liquid.
• pour red wine into the liquid left over in the pan.
• cook the juices and red wine over low heat until boiling.
• add the juice from the meat resting pan into the mix of liquids left over in the pan and it makes an amazing sauce.
• plate the steak and pour the sauce over it. ENJOY!