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We love our dads 365 days out of the year. But today, we've got to work a tad harder to show dad how grateful we are. With that in mind, we’ve collected a list of our ten favorite ways to prepare Dad the perfect Father's Day meal: steak. Whether it’s smothered in sugar and bourbon or fried with sage gravy, your siblings better start sweating. This is your year to win the best Father’s Day gift award in your family.
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Chicken Fried Steak With Sage Gravy
This one comes with a sage gravy. If you don't have guts for the gravy, a squeeze of lemon will work well (think veal Milanese). Get the recipe on Food52.
Broiled New York Steak
There is something special about the combination of garlic salt and dry mustard rubbed onto your meat. It adds a little extra burst of complexity in the tender bites of a properly-cooked meal for Dad. Get the recipe on Food52.
Sunday Steak With French Butter
Smeared with garlic, shallots, parsley, and lemon, this recipe packs in a ton of flavor. The butter seals it all into the perfect steak. Get the recipe on Food52.
Cowboy Rubbed Rib Eye With Chocolate Stout Pan Sauce
Ground coffee, smoked paprika, cumin, ancho chile and brown sugar form an earthy, flinty rub that smells appealingly of wood smoke. Get the recipe on Food52.
Skirt Steak With Chimichurri Sauce
Tart, herbaceous, and absolutely addictive, Argentinean chimichurri sauce is the perfect match for the rich beefy flavor of this skirt steak. Get the recipe on Food52.
Miso Marinated Flat Iron Steak With Yuzu Kosho
No grill? No problem. Use a grill pan to cook your steak with the wonderfully flavorful yuzu kosho. Get the recipe on Food52.
Sugar Steak With Bourbon
We were wondering if a mixture of steak, sugar, and bourbon could go wrong. It can't. Get the recipe on Food52.
Grilled Flank Steak Tacos With Feta and Oregano Salsa
These tacos provide the perfect solution to Dad's summer request—complete with juices from the steak and salsa dripping down one's arm. Get the recipe on Food52.
Steak for a Brooklyn Backyard Barbeque
Everyone should have a steak rub that takes no time to make, something that you can throw together after work. This is ours. Get the recipe on Food52.
Bloody Good Steak
A noble steak dinner, even for those without a grill. The addition of smashed pepper gives this recipe the extra bite. Get the recipe on Food52.
