Every great steak deserves a great sauce—and in this video chef Will breaks down the five steak sauces every chef should have in their arsenal. From the buttery richness of béarnaise to the sharp kick of chimichurri, these sauces are the secret to elevating your steaks from good to unforgettable.
You’ll learn:
How to make a perfect peppercorn sauce
The French classic red wine reduction
The vibrant, herby power of chimichurri
The mysterious depth of café de Paris butter
And, of course, a foolproof béarnaise
Whether you’re a professional chef or a home cook looking to level up, mastering these five sauces will transform your steak nights forever.
Video Chapters
00:00 – The Perfect Steak
00:19 – Béarnaise Sauce
04:05 – Red Wine Sauce
06:43 – Chimichurri
08:37 – Café De Paris Sauce
11:06 – Peppercorn Sauce
45 Comments
Don't disgard it. Put it back on the heat and brown it. Keep it for yourself, put it on anything.
Very interesting issue, as always informative and fun
brown sauce(used for Swedish meatballs) hickory sauce, demi glace
You guys missed 1 key steak sauce that everybody tends to use when eating steak. A1
Yea, someone explain to me what the british cook means by american butter
I am obsessed with the tiny saucepans, what size are those? and where can I get 20 of them 🙂
Depends on the occasion, time of day and season. A sunny day outside in spring/summer and a steak with Café de Paris butter is hard to beat when served with a cold beer. The peppercorn sauce wins every time after 6pm, especially in the autumn/winter with a glass of red wine. Love these videos because I learn!
So for the red wine sauce, i have a question. I dont typically have beef trimmings on hand. Is there something else i can do? Like if i just buy a couple steaks for dinner, not gonna have trimmings ya know.
You both are the most inspiring chefs I’ve ever known of. This Chanel is truly a work of art. I hope to visit Fallow some day.
Is that an inductive cooktop? What temp does it get up to? Assuming not 1400F 🙂
You're wrong on Chimichurri being the only sauce not from France.
Café de Paris is actually from Switzerland. It was invented by Arthur-François Dumont in Geneva in the 1930s for his restaurant unsurprisingly called "Café de Paris".
I believe this is called steak Malabar if I remember correctly 👋👋
where is gorgonzola sauce?
Chipotle Bernaise
The red wine sauce should get more love; I've had too many bad versions of pepper sauce I'm wary of it
I gnawed at the bone in Dinner By Heston😂
I've never been blown away by Bearnaise. I'm going to try this one and see what's up.
That peppercorn sauce had me drooling and the chimichurri looked unreal as well. Those are 2 of my top 3 alongside a lump of good blue cheese and a lazy but delicious cheat option.
Great content, very educational. Really liked hearing about the background of the sauces.
Detroit Zip Sauce could easily hold its own on this list.
You arent a chef if you dont know how to make at least the mother sauces.
Love these videos. I'm a keen home chef but after having a working kitchen experience for a number of years couldn't take defiling my true hobbie/passion. Cooking is cathartic and my passion and best experienced without stress. Love these guys!
Why does a spoon of boiling water help the emulsification of bearnaise?
Chef, I can't do dairy. Is there a substitute? 😅
"Flavor boys" should be your new nickname for sure. Excellent video.
you are a hero for showing what temperatures you use to cook
Madeira or Cheese are missing for me. I know cheese one can be controversial, but still
Beautiful knifework
Is this the 240mm gyuto from Tojiro?
What about tomato ketchup?
Yeh u missed my ketchup. Also, could u rest my steak in the pizza oven, thanks
What about creamy mushroom sauce?
I tried the peppercorn sauce one time but they where very hard under the teeth and basically taking away all the flavor of the dish, it was green peppercorn from madagascar, came in a brine but still very hard, was it the wrong kind ? never tried it in a restaurant so I'm not sure what to look for
I love how au puave is made differently by everyone!!!!!! Thank you for sharing all the sauces.
Gotta try that peppercorn sauce
If your steak needs sauce, you cant cook steak and should just order out for the rest of your sad pathetic life.
Is that Worcester sauce that you are adding in cafe de Paris butter? 😅
What’s a good replacement of wine?
I find it sad I was censored, I was only pointing out a mistake, and thought I did so constructively and with a touch of humor….
That is real sad….
Love your channel, Fallow. That said, I will die on the hill of: Extra virgin olive oil/salt/pepper in prep at room temp and MAYBE some slight rosemary during the cook. Nothing else. These concoctions NEGATE the true taste of a wonderful piece of BEEF.
I love a strong blue cheese sauce with steak works so well
The way he says shallots is infuriating, mainly because I realize how abysmal my south texas shallluhts sounds 🤣
The chimmi is delicious on just about any red meat and as wierd as this sounds, spectacular sandwhich condiment.
These guys know what they are doing, that is for sure.
People, you are amazing! Fantastic videos! Thanks a lot! 👍👍👍
Great Video with great recipies! Unfortunately the AI Dubbing sucks a** and as a viewer you can't turn ist off…
Bastardized it? I think you mean fixed it. LOL. Love this channel!