This 3-ingredient creamy mustard sauce for steak is easy to make and the perfect addition to your next dinner! Made with pantry staples, this creamy sauce is guaranteed to be hit with your family and friends and only takes 10 minutes to prepare!
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🌟 Why this recipe works
When it comes to grilling steaks, there are a lot of different sauces and rubs that you can use to add flavor. But if you're looking for something simple and flavorful, you can't go wrong with a mustard sauce.
This creamy mustard sauce recipe is designed for steaks, yet still pairs perfectly with chicken, pork, or fish. This mustard sauce is universal recipe you can use time and time again.
The sauce is easy to make and only takes 10 minutes to prepare by combining the ingredients in a small saucepan until thickening.
This sauce is the perfect blend of creamy and tangy, with just a touch of heat. The unsalted butter and heavy whipping cream give it a rich and velvety texture. At the same time, the stone-ground mustard provides a sharp and savory flavor.
It's a fantastic sauce to pour over tender meats like my smoked beef back ribs, smoked beef plate ribs, or my smoked tri tip recipe.
This easy mustard sauce for steak is also a base for any additional flavors you may want to add to enhance it. Check out the variations section below for some inspirational ideas to sprouse up the sauce.
🍽 Key ingredients
The key ingredients in this recipe are unsalted butter, heavy whipping cream, and stone-ground mustard. The butter provides richness and body to the sauce, the cream adds sweetness, and the mustard gives it a nice tangy flavor.
This 3 ingredient, creamy mustard sauce, is perfectly balanced and enhances the meat's natural flavor without overpowering it.
Mustard - The key to this recipe is using a good quality stone-ground mustard. This will give the sauce a nice grainy texture and depth of flavor.
Butter - I recommend using unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe. If you use salted butter, you may want to omit the pinch of salt at the end.
Cream - Use heavy whipping cream for a richer, creamier sauce.
Substitutes
Dijon Mustard - Whip up a nice creamy Dijon mustard sauce!
Without Cream - Try sour cream or Greek yogurt if you'd prefer a mustard sauce for steak without cream.
🔪 How to make
This creamy mustard sauce is divine spooned over a medium-rare steak. It has a creamy, velvety texture with just the right amount of heat, and it takes less than 10 minutes to make it in the same skillet!
Store Bought Mustard
For sauces, I typically buy higher quality ingredients. A few of my favorite stone ground mustard brands are:
- Maille Whole Grain Old Style Mustard (quality, texture, depth)
- Inglehoffer Original Stone Ground Mustard (award winning, American)
- French's Stone Ground Dijon Mustard (when your feel like Dijon)
Cooking instructions
Step 1
Place the heavy cream, stone ground mustard, and butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
Step 2
Then add the salt and black pepper.
Step 3
Use a whisk to combine the ingredients, then turn the heat down to medium-low heat and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes to thicken.
Step 4
Continue to stir the sauce until it's nice and thick, remove the pan from the heat
Step 5
Pour it into a sauce container, and you're ready to serve.
💭 Cooking Tips
Thick sauce
If you find the sauce is too thick, you can thin it out by whisking in a little more heavy cream.
Using salted butter
If you're using salted butter for the sauce, you may not need any added salt, so taste it before adding.
📖 Variations
There are endless possibilities when it comes to variations on this recipe. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Horseradish mustard sauce
Add 1 tablespoon of creamy horseradish to the sauce to give it a lovely sweet kick that combines really well with the mustard.
White wine mustard sauce
Chop half a cup of shallots and 2 garlic cloves and sauté them in a hot skillet with a splash of olive oil until fragrant. Add 2 tablespoons of dry white wine and let the onions cook for 6 minutes, then whisk in the butter, heavy cream, and mustard. Simmer for 2 minutes and serve.
Fresh herbs sauce
Fresh parsley or chives works really well with this sauce. You only need to finely chop 2 tablespoons of either herb to give the sauce a lovely fresh flavor.
🥗 What to serve with
This creamy mustard sauce for steak is perfect for serving grilled meats, roasted chicken, or fish. Try it with these easy and delicious recipes:
Bottom Round Roast Beef
This easy recipe for a bottom-round roast is the perfect meat to slice and dip into the creamy mustard sauce. This roast is cooked low and slow over several hours to be perfectly pink and tender. Then, slice thin on a cutting board and finish cooking the sauce to pour over the juicy meat!
Baked salmon
20 minutes is all you need to make tender salmon fillets. Combine the salmon with this creamy sauce on top as a substitute for the pesto and a side of green beans for an amazing lunch or dinner your guests will love!
Crispy chicken tenders
This is the best recipe for the juiciest and most flavorful chicken tenders you will ever make!
The key to this recipe is the mixture that the chicken gets dredged in and coated in pork rinds, which produces juicy chicken tenders with crunchy pork rinds and parmesan cheese coating. They are perfect for dipping with this mustard sauce.
🙋 Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this creamy mustard sauce ahead of time?
Yes, you can make this mustard creamy sauce up to 7 days in advance. Just store it in a covered container in the fridge until you're ready to use it.
Can I use Dijon mustard in this recipe?
Yes, you can use Dijon mustard in place of the stone-ground mustard. The flavor will be slightly different, but it will still be delicious.
🧊 Storing and ♨️ Reheating
This mustard sauce is perfect for storing and reheating purposes.
Fridge - Store the leftover sauce in a jar with a lid or airtight container and place it in the fridge for 7 to 10 days.
Freezer - The best way to freeze this sauce if you have leftovers is to pour it into ice cube trays so that it is easier to defrost as much as needed. It will keep for 6 months.
Reheating - To reheat this creamy sauce, simply put a saucepan over medium-high heat and pour the leftover sauce into it until it starts to boil.
🍳 More Sauces to Try
If you like this creamy mustard sauce for steak, you must try one of these easy recipes with fresh ingredients. Including my easy tartar sauce to pair with crab cakes.
For more ideas of what to serve with steak, check my complete collection of easy side dishes to eat with your juicy round steaks.
👪 Serving size
My steak sauce makes enough mustard sauce for 2 people, but it can easily be scaled to make more.
There you have it, a delicious and easy recipe for a creamy mustard sauce that will impress your guests! This sauce is perfect for dipping and pouring over meats and fish, and it stores for a while, so you can use it repeatedly.
So next time you're looking for a sauce with a nice kick, give this creamy sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!
📋 Recipe
Creamy Mustard Sauce for Steaks
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1½ tablespoon good-quality stone-ground mustard
- pinch salt and pepper
Instructions
Cooking instructions
- Place the heavy cream, grain mustard, and butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Then add the salt and black pepper.
- Use a whisk to combine the ingredients, then turn the heat down to medium-low heat and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes to thicken.
- Continue to stir the sauce until it's nice and thick, remove the pan from the heat.
- Pour it into a sauce jug ready for serving.
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