The Best and tasty Flank Steak Recipe

There’s nothing fairly like an ideal grilled steak and so I’m sharing my secrets and techniques on Grilled Flank Steak and my favourite balsamic marinade. 

We went over to one in all our buddies’ house the opposite evening for dinner. We introduced the meat and salad they usually provided aspect and dessert (oh my gosh it was essentially the most scrumptious strawberry shortcake. A real favourite of mine!)

I obtained this recipe from a woman I went to Elementary and Junior Excessive College with. Quick ahead 5,000 years, we grew to become buddies on fb and the remainder is historical past! 

Anyway, that is palms down our new favourite technique to cook dinner flank steak. If there may be one meat recipe you attempt from me this weekend, make it this one. You’ll like it without end.

What’s Flank Steak?

Flank steak is a considerably robust however lean minimize of beef that’s lengthy and flat. It’s nonetheless fairly flavorful however it principally advantages from a marinade that tenderizes the meat.

Ready this manner, marinated, cooked shortly at excessive warmth, and thinly sliced, flank steak virtually melts in your mouth.

What’s within the Marinade?

At first look, this flank steak recipe may appear to be a variety of substances, however you’ll doubtless have most of them in your pantry or fridge already. Right here is every part you will have…

• Soy Sauce– This provides a variety of taste and a contact of salt to steadiness out the sweetness within the marinade.
• Oil– Vegetable is what we use, however you can use olive oil.
• Darkish Brown Sugar– Darkish brown sugar offers a contact of candy and balances the salty of the soy sauce, however we favor darkish brown sugar so as to add just a little extra depth of taste.
• Worcestershire Sauce– Umami is the flavour you overlook about. Sure, there’s candy, salty, bitter, bitter however do you know umami is that earthy goodness? Worcestershire enhances that in a beef marinade.
• Dijon Mustard– A robust however not bitter mustard that helps to reinforce taste.
• Garlic– Garlic breaks up the muddled flavors in a beef dish, including a sew of a chew.
• Chives- A extra delicate onion taste that additionally provides just a little freshness.
• Pepper- Whereas we don’t want so as to add salt because of the soy sauce we do want just a little warmth from the pepper.
• Balsamic Vinegar- Acid is among the key parts in cooking as you’ll learn in our cookbook, Raised in the Kitchen. It cuts by the flavors, tenderizes the meat and provides a candy however tangy taste.

What to Use if You Can’t Discover Flank Steak

An important substitution for flank steak is a skirt steak or flat iron steak. We loooove skirt steak!!

What’s One other Identify for Flank Steak?

Some butchers promote flank steak underneath the identify “London Broil,” whereas others use that time period for cuts from the spherical.

The right way to Preserve Flank Steak Tender

Flank steak has a variety of muscle fibers operating by it, and it’s a pretty lean minimize of meat. It has an intense beefy taste, however it may be just a little robust.

• It must be thinly sliced and minimize in opposition to the grain. Search for which method the strains are operating by the meat and minimize the wrong way. This may give it most tenderness.
• Marinades also can assist it to be tender. 
• Let it relaxation! As soon as it has cooked, take away it from the grill and set it apart to relaxation for about 5 minutes. This permits juices to redistribute and the meat shall be extra flavorful and tender. 

How Ought to Flank Steak be Cooked

• Grilling is one of the simplest ways to cook dinner flank steak, because it caramelizes the flavour on the skin, including a pleasant sear however you possibly can nonetheless management the interior temperature.
• To maintain your flank steak grill time to a minimal. Begin with a excessive warmth to sear either side then flip it right down to medium and solely cook dinner for about 9-12 minutes complete.
• As a result of it is a lean minimize, it’s best cooked uncommon, medium-rare, or medium. I might by no means cook dinner a flank steak to nicely finished. 
• Moreover, you can even pan-sear it in a skillet or broil it in your oven, however you’ll lack taste.

What to Eat with Flank Steak

We wish to eat flank steak as the principle dish with a aspect of mashed potatoes or roasted fingerlings. A aspect salad or any vegetable additionally makes a fantastic aspect dish like grilled corn on the cob or roasted garlic veggies.

This steak may also be used to make a fantastic steak salad or sliced skinny and served in flank steak tacos.

This balsamic flank steak marinade is daring in taste and makes essentially the most tender, juicy steak! It’s a staple in our summer time grilling rotation! 

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