Easy All-Purpose Steak Marinade adds a mouthwatering flavor to any steak.
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!
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?! 8O
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!
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I have the same question as Rebecca. Could you please give measurements for the recipe? Thank you.
What is the actual recipe? No measurements are listed.
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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.