Ben and I totally perpetuated the Midwestern meat & potatoes stereotype with tonight’s dinner, but for once I couldn’t be prouder of that stereotype because dinner.was.amazing!
Vegetarians, you may not want to go any further…I’ll understand.
Tonight we feasted on marinated, grilled flank steak & twice baked potatoes!
Reader Stacy emailed me a flank steak marinade recipe almost a year ago and I knew the first time I grilled one up, I’d be using it. When I saw flank steak on sale at the store today, I decided today would be that day!
Flank Steak Marinade
Ingredients:
Soy Sauce
Canola Oil
Crushed garlic gloves
Crushed red pepper
Agave nectar (or honey)
Ground ginger (or fresh)
Directions:
Score your steak diagonally in both directions to create “X’s” across the meat. Mix marinade ingredients in a plastic bag, add steak and marinate for 2-6 hours. Grill, let the meat rest for 5 minutes, slice against the grain and serve!
OMG BEST STEAK EVER!!!!!
Stacy’s marinade was absolutely outstanding. The soy sauce was the perfect seasoning, while the garlic and red pepper flakes gave the steak ZIP! After my first bite I wondered why, OH WHY, I had waited this long to grill a flank steak. It was TENDER and JUICY - dare I say more tender and juicy than my sirloin steak from last weekend?! 
The secret to cooking something as thin as a flank steak is high heat to sear in the juices, then cooking it for only a few minutes a side. The pictures make the steak look a little more rare than it actually was, but we do like it pink in this household!
Ben threw some rogue asparagus on the grill when he flipped the steaks. No oil, no nothin’ – just a few minutes to char-grilled yumminess.
These twice baked potatoes were $1/tater at the grocery store and were wonderfully creamy & flavorful with a nice cheddar cheese crust.
If being a meat & potatoes woman is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
There, I said it.
Ben and I are heading over to some friends’ house tonight to haaaaang. Should be a good time!
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Do you like steak?
I seem to only eat steak in the summertime for whatever reason – although it makes it that much more special when I do have it, I suppose. 
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Do I like steak? Does a cow moo? Yum! And wow that’s definitely one loaded potato, haha
that looks fabulous!
I wouldn’t mind perpetuating any stereotype for that meal!
nope, don’t like steak at all!
I don’t really eat steak but that potato looks amazingly delicious!!!!
I have to say that steak looks amazing, I love a good steak every once in a while!
We made steak tonight too, it just seemed like a good time of year to make a big ol’ steak. I will say that I hate paying a gazillion dollars for a steak out but love to make it at home.
Looks amazing! So appropriate, given that May is Beef Month in Iowa. This will sound strange, but when I read about your iron deficiency a few week ago, the first thing I thought was, “This girl needs to eat a steak!” I’ve heard that beef is a good source of iron. And some beef cuts are actually low in fat — although probably not the big marbelized ribeyes my hubby and I love
Great post!
I LOVE steak! I had one just the other night, although I could very easily eat it a couple times a week! I love potatoes too, so I see absolutely nothing wrong with your meal.
Flank steak is my fave. I love it in salads or Mexican-inspired dishes. Have a great evening!
YUMMMMM Love the midwestern stereotype!
I LOVE steak.
We order our beef from my dad who raises cattle. There is nothing better than knowing where your meet comes from, taking it to a locker, and getting the cuts you want.
I’m not a big steak person. I have TMJ and it is harder to chew.
Love steak, love potatoes and love asparagus!
I can’t think of a more perfect, classic dinner!
Haha, when I first saw the picture in this post, I thought the potato was a giant egg! LOL maybe not….
I don’t like steak – I’ve never had it and I never will :s
Yeah, I’m more of a steak in the summertime girl as well: I think because busting out the grill in the middle of a midwestern winter isn’t really an option and it’s just so much more fun on the grill!
That marinade is getting bookmarked for sure!
From Iowa – do NOT like steak!
Love steak occasionally at a restaurant. I love a nice little petite fillet, cooked just so.
I don’t buy or cook a lot of red meat, but I don’t have an aversion to it – just find it a little harder to digest.
I am not big on ground meats!
Total Meat & Potoates girl here too, which sort of comes with the territory when you grow up in the West (Colorado)!!! =)
What an amazing plate you had, yummy!!!
I like flank steak, but the hubby doesn’t, he is a T-Bone only man as he doesn’t like “rare” or even close to it……..=(
I grill outdoors year round..as long as it’s not to windy. I can’t believe you didn’t make your own twice baked taters! I’ve never had a store bought one as good as homemade. Taters are my FAV food! And they are so easy to make! And you can make them a day or two ahead of time! No measuring required! Just bake em up, split em, scrape out the insides w/a fork, I add a little butter, glop of sour cream, salt & pepper, shredded cheese, stir it all up w/ the fork and top them w/ more cheese & crispy crumbled bacon & sometimes a sprinkle of diced green onion or fresh chives when in season. Bake or grill till hot inside. You can refridge them unbaked to bake later, or they keep just fine when baked. These are fun to make for party finger food too! I just use the smallest taters I can find.
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