Original Reddit post

Putting this list together made me hungry. Assume we’re starting with a properly cooked steak: a nice crust, cooked to your preferred doneness using dry heat, whether grilled, pan-seared, or otherwise: What, if anything, is your favorite thing to put on top of it? I’ve included some interesting international options below - many of which I’ve never tried, but are common in cultures around the world. Do you prefer:

  1. Minimalist / Traditional Salt & pepper only Compound butter / Herb butter / Garlic butter Steak sauce (A.1., HP, etc.) Worcestershire sauce
  2. Classic Steakhouse Sauces Au poivre Demi-glace Bordelaise Béarnaise Steak Diane sauce Dijon mustard / Mustard cream sauce
  3. European / Traditional Steakhouse Vegetable Sauces & Toppings Mushroom gravy / Sautéed mushrooms Chanterelle cream sauce (kantarellsås) Onion gravy / Caramelized onions
  4. American / Southern Gravies Southern white gravy (Country gravy / Peppered cream gravy) Red-eye gravy
  5. Herb-Based / Bright / Acidic Chimichurri Salsa verde Salsa roja Ponzu with grated daikon Lime / Salt and lime (muối tiêu chanh) Chermoula (Morocco / North Africa) Romesco (Spain) Mint-coriander chutney (India) Za’atar (Middle East)
  6. Spicy / Chili-Based / Umami Hot sauce Soy sauce / Shoyu / Tamari - with/without wasabi, chili peppers, etc Ssamjang (Korea) Nam jim jaew (Thailand) Chinese black pepper sauce Harissa Miso butter Chili oil / Chili crisp Sambal Peanut sauce (Satay sauce / Bumbu kacang)
  7. Fruit-Based / Sweet-Savory Sauces Lingonberry sauce (Nordic) Tkemali — Tart plum sauce (Georgia) Monkey gland sauce (South Africa)
  8. Creamy / Garlic-Based Sauces Toum (Levant) Mayonnaise / Garlic mayonnaise / Aioli Remoulade (French, Danish, or Louisiana-style) Ranch dressing Blue cheese / Blue cheese sauce Horseradish sauce Paprika and sour cream sauce (paprikás-style)
  9. Seafood-Based Sauces & Toppings Seafood cream sauce (Lobster cream sauce / Crawfish cream sauce) Crab Oscar (American steakhouse) Oyster sauce (China) Bagna càuda (Italy) Anchovy butter
  10. Ketchup Ketchup Or anything else I’m missing? Or any combination thereof? submitted by /u/BeerNinjaEsq

Originally posted by u/BeerNinjaEsq on r/AskMen