Steak with pomegranate/cherry sauce and Oktoberfest

*I took this recipe primarily from 5 fix on food network

Steak with pomegranate/cherry sauce

· 1.5 pound skirt steak or hanger steak (3-4 ounces per person)

· 1 T crush garlic

· 1 T onion powder

· 1/3 c pomegranate juice

· 1 cup cherry preserves

· Salt and pepper

· Spray olive oil

1. Trim steak if necessary

2. Spray both sides with spray olive oil

3. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper

4. Spread .5T of garlic on each side of steak

5. Grill steak & rest 5 minutes before cutting

6. In sauce pan combine onion powder, pomegranate juice, cherry preserves and shake of salt and pepper

7. Simmer for 5 minutes until reduced

8. Slice steak against the grain

9. Serve portion of steak while powering some of the sauce over top

Due to the sweetness in the sauce you want to stay away from a beer that’s sweet or it will be overwhelming. This has flavor, so a medium beer stands up pretty good. It being the season, I will largely be cooking and choosing beers in the Oktoberfest family. Today I recommend Magic Hat’s Hex Ourtoberfest. Magic Hat is out of Burlington, Vermont. Most of their beers I enjoy and they usually ranked pretty high. There a molasses flavor that dominates this beer. There are slight notes of fruit and floral hops, but that don’t over power or make it too sweet.