Sweet Hot Proofed Steaks

Tonight I decided to splurge and cook up a nice NY Strip steak for my honey and myself. Knowing me, you know it can't be plain. I started wanting to just do a whiskey, pepper steak, but at the last minute I added some honey and a special salt. Here is how it plays out... 1 NY Strip steak, lightly sprinkle on both sides with 1/4 t cracked black pepper 1/4 t your favorite sea salt. I used a Porchini Mushroom Sea Salt, let it sit for at least 10 minutes Preheat pan on med-hi and put a little oil or fat of choice in.  Reduce Heat to Medium and cook steaks on each side for 5 minutes, give or take, depending on desired doneness. When you turn the steak over drizzle 1 t honey on the top. About 3 minutes into cooking the second side pour 1 shot (2 Tbsp) of whisky over the steak and let reduce to syrup while steak finishes cooking. When you serve this make certain to pour the syrup over the top and let it rest for 3-5 minutes before cutting to retain moisture. A few point here are: if you don't have a fancy sea salt just use kosher salt. You could also add a little paprika, chili powder or coriander to give it the earthy quality. The larger the grind on the pepper the bigger bang you get. I chose to use cracked black pepper instead of ground just because I wanted the big contrast.