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!
Laura@FindingAHealthyBalance....after a 100+ Pound weight loss!!! 05.11.2010
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……..=(
Dawn 05.09.2010
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!
Erin 05.09.2010
From Iowa – do NOT like steak!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs 05.09.2010
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
Maggie @ Fit.Fun.Food 05.08.2010
I can’t think of a more perfect, classic dinner!
Jen 05.08.2010
Love steak, love potatoes and love asparagus!
Cynthia (It All Changes) 05.08.2010
I’m not a big steak person. I have TMJ and it is harder to chew.
Jess 05.08.2010
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.
Mara @ What's For Dinner? 05.08.2010
YUMMMMM Love the midwestern stereotype!
kate 05.08.2010
Flank steak is my fave. I love it in salads or Mexican-inspired dishes. Have a great evening!
Rachel 05.08.2010
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.
Teresa B 05.08.2010
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!
Mellissa 05.08.2010
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.
Lauren @ Eater not a runner 05.08.2010
I have to say that steak looks amazing, I love a good steak every once in a while!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing 05.08.2010
I don’t really eat steak but that potato looks amazingly delicious!!!!
mal 05.08.2010
nope, don’t like steak at all!
Jenny 05.08.2010
I wouldn’t mind perpetuating any stereotype for that meal!
Alicia at culinarybliss.blogspot.com 05.08.2010
that looks fabulous!
Evan Thomas 05.08.2010
Do I like steak? Does a cow moo? Yum! And wow that’s definitely one loaded potato, haha
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