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A large bourbon street steak on a white plate.
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5 from 8 votes

Copycat Applebee's Bourbon Street Steak

Bourbon Street Steak is tender, juicy, and packs big flavor from Cajun seasoning and a touch of honey in the marinade. It has a slight char on the outside and is cooked perfectly to melt in your mouth - every bite will bring you on a trip to Bourbon Street.
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: bourbon street steak, copycat applebees bourbon street steak, fancy like steak
Cooking Method: Grill
Servings: 4
Calories: 85kcal
Author: Kari

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup A1 steak sauce
  • ¼ cup bourbon whiskey
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons Creole mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
  • 2 2 pound top sirloin steaks

Optional Topping

  • 1 - 2 onions
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

Bourbon Street Steaks

  • At least two hours before you plan on grilling it, prepare the marinade and get the steaks in it.
  • Combine the Cajun Seasoning, bourbon whiskey, honey, steak sauce, and Creole mustard in a mixing bowl and whisk it together.
    ½ cup A1 steak sauce, ¼ cup bourbon whiskey, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons Creole mustard, 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
  • Pour the marinade into a ziplock bag and add the steaks. Mash the steaks around in the marinade until they are fully coated in it.
    2 2 pound top sirloin steaks
  • Put the steaks in the fridge and let them sit for at least two hours.
  • After two hours, it's time to grill. Let the steak sit at room temperature for at least 10 - 15 minutes while you heat up the grill.
  • Heat the grill according to the instructions that came with it. (See above for how we heat ours.)
  • Sear the steaks on the first side for about five minutes and then flip them. Put the probe of a thermometer into one of the steaks and put the lid on the grill.
  • Cook until the internal temperature reaches about 130°F - 132°F for Medium Rare Steak. I like to stop there because it will continue to cook a little longer after coming off the grill and between 130 - 135°F will be a perfectly Medium Rare Steak. For a Medium Steak, it should stay on the grill until the internal temperature is 135°F - 145°F.
  • Let the steak rest on a baking sheet for 5 - 10 minutes before serving while you get everything else together.
  • Serve with caramelized onions (below), a pat of herbed butter on top, buttery carrots, and a heaping scoop of garlic mashed potatoes on the side.

Caramelized Onions

  • To make the onions, slice them into thin slices and add them to a pan with a little bit of oil over medium-high heat. Once the edges start browning, reduce the heat and cook and cook and cook until they are soft and reduced. They will take 20 - 30 minutes to fully reduce. Right before removing them from the heat, I add a pinch of kosher salt.
    1 - 2 onions, 1 - 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • We like to use one onion per person because they reduce so much.

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Notes

This will easily feed 4 - 6 adults as long as you have side dishes. This fed four of us for dinner, a second dinner, and leftover lunch.

Steak Temperatures

  • Rare: 120°F - 130°F
  • Medium Rare: 130°F - 135°F
  • Medium: 135°F - 145°F
  • Medium-Well: 145°F - 155°F
  • Well Done: 155°F
  • Ruined: > 165°F

🍳 How to Serve Steak

Let the steak rest for about 5 minutes, then serve. We like to put a small slice of herbed butter on top that melts into the hot steak - so good. 

🥫 How to Store Steak

Steak will last for 5 - 7 days in the refrigerator. We like to eat the leftovers cold over a salad or just barely reheat them in the air fryer. Otherwise, the steak will get overcooked and it will dry out.

📋 Recipe Tips

  • We like to make two large steaks and then cut them into smaller portions. This just makes for a little easier cooking - you only need to cook two steaks instead of 4 - 6.
  • Let the steak sit in the marinade for at least two hours but then take it out for 10 - 15 minutes before cooking it so that you aren't throwing a freezing cold steak onto the hot grill. (This is perfectly safe, I promise.)

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5steak | Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 515mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg