Chef's Steak Sauce

Recently on vacation we ate at a wonderful restaurant. The steak I ordered had a magnificent sauce poured over it. I ordered it two nights in a row it was so good. I asked the waiter if he knew what was in it and was shocked when he came back 5 minutes later with the recipe. I have had to scale it down due to the fact that the original recipe make about 4 gallons! I freeze left leftovers in additional containers.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 43 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups water
• 1 ½ lemons, juiced
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 bay leaves
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1 ½ cups distilled white vinegar
• 1 ½ cups soy sauce
• ¼ cup garlic cloves
• ¾ teaspoon ground mustard
• 2 quarts apple juice
• 1 ½ cups molasses
• 2 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 1 jalapeno, halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour the apple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, molasses, water, and lemon juice into a large pot. Add the ginger, cayenne pepper, mustard, cloves, jalapeno, onion, peppercorns, garlic, horseradish, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally until the sauce has reduced to half its original volume, about 2 hours. Strain through a fine sieve and cool before serving.