Exclusive | Is this the ‘world’s most expensive’ cranberry sauce? NYC steakhouse charges $195 for a dollop this Thanksgiving

Pimp my side.

New York foodies with cash to burn are transferring from the gravy train to the cranberry wagon this Thanksgiving, stopping by the Old Homestead Steakhouse in Manhattan’s tony Meatpacking District to sample what’s being called the “most expensive” sauce in the world” – which costs an arm and a turkey. feet at nearly $200 per doll.

The tuna ball is encrusted with gold, truffles and other expensive accoutrements — and the absurdity is the essence, said Greg Sherry, who runs the famous 150-year-old steakhouse with his brother Marc.

“Every year we try to do something different, a little more extravagant,” the amazing restaurant told The Post. “The spirits of the American people are changing. There is a large percentage of people now who like to go out and we try to provide that.”

In 2019, the premier meat haven notably served a $180,000 Thanksgiving custard for Caligula, which featured “gilded” morsels and gravy topped with $3,650 per bottle of Louis XIII cognac. They also offered “the world’s most expensive wings” on Super Bowl Sunday — a dozen slathered in foie gras, caviar and Louis XIII cognac cream for $4,900.

This year, it’s the cake party that takes on considerable shine — starting with Sherry’s late grandmother’s cranberry sauce recipe, which is then “elevated” with the addition of $1,500-a-pound white truffles, gold flakes edible 24K already widespread. and sought-after Manuka honey from New Zealand.

And if that wasn’t delicious enough, the crimson spice is then topped off with a $4,400 bottle of Taylor Fladgate Scion Vintage Port — basically putting the sauce on the sauce.

“It was a tradition for my brother Mark and my family to have her special blueberries during the holidays,” Sherry said of his beloved relative’s table staple, a tradition he noted dates back 50 years. first.

“She passed away a couple of years ago, and Mark and I were sitting around and we said ‘you know what… let her out of the box’, and we’re letting her out of the box now.”

The revamped version costs $195 for a single dollop — far more than other so-called upscale entrées, like the $16-a-pint hot sauce offered by Upper East Side grocer Eli Zabar this year.

For anyone hoping to branch out, timing is a factor — the gold-plated garnish will grace Old Homestead’s menu only on Thanksgiving, Sherry said.

Another special part of November. The 28 menu is relatively minimalist—$85 for a roast turkey dinner with all the traditional trimmings (including no-high-carat cranberries) or $105 to add filet mignon.

Special sauce will be on request only.

Sherry admits the amazing accompaniment won’t be at every table. “No, I don’t expect many people,” he said. “I expect gourmet people who are looking for something high end will have it.”

“It’s not how much we serve. It’s doing it the right way to make sure that what we do is accepted by the customer and he walks out saying, ‘You know what… it was a lot of money, but it was worth it.'”