Excellent A+ Homemade #1 Steak Sauce

Do you like steak sauce? I certainly do. I put on burgers, fries, sandwiches, Indian food, eggs, and even steaks! If you use steak sauce like I do you run into two big problems:

1: Running out
2: Paying exorbitant prices for it

Following this simple - and customizable - recipe, you can make your own steak sauce that is surprisingly similar, and possibly superior to those store-bought kinds. Plus, it's so much cheaper, you don't need to save it for special occasions.

What you'll need to make about 8oz of sauce: (You may already have it all!)
-6oz Tomato Ketchup/Catsup (I just use store brand)
-1.5oz Worcestershire sauce (again using the cheap brand here)
-Hot sauce to taste (Optional - I like Tabasco, but try whatever you like)
-8oz empty food-safe bottle (I suppose you could reuse a commercial steak sauce bottle)

Step 1: Start with the Ketchup

I mix this right in the bottle so it's easy and there's no cleanup, but you do sacrifice about 1/2oz of room in the bottle for shaking purposes. If you're making a big batch, filling lots of bottles, or just prefer to wash dishes, feel free to do all the combining/mixing in a bowl.

Add about 6oz of ketchup to the bottle. If you have one of the squeeze bottles of ketchup, this is easy. Just don't overfill - too much ketchup makes the whole thing taste like, well, ketchup.

Comments

[fireguard]

I remembered seeing this article title a few months ago, and my most excellent wife made steak tonight, was getting sick of plain woostershire. I made her try this sauce, and she grabbed the dish I made it in! Had to remind her we're trying to set an example of sharing for our young'uns!
Great sauce recipe!

[Apsparky]

Sounds easy enough. I wonder if you could vacuum seal... Would it be safe on the shelf?

[unaffiliatedperson]

seems to me like a leah and perrins. seems yummy though

[Eremita]

1.5 oz is equivalent to 3 Tablespoons. 

I assume you are talking liquid measurements.

1 ounce = 2 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon = 0.5 ounce
3/4 Tablespoon = 0.375 ounces

1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
.75 Tablespoons = 2.25 teaspoons

[rpb]

Yes, although ambiguous, I'd assumed by "3/4 tbsp" waaronw meant "3 or 4 tbsp", not "three quarters of a tbsp", or it's nowhere near 1.5oz.

Might be worth clarifying this for future readers!

[Dubbsy]

Looks good.  Might try it soon.

[ruben782]

I use the same recipe, but call it homemade tonkatsu sauce. And also love it on pork chops with some white pepper... mmmm, pork.