The Finest and attractive 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 considered one of our pals’ residence the opposite night time for dinner. We introduced the meat and salad they usually equipped facet and dessert (oh my gosh it was probably the most scrumptious strawberry shortcake. A real favourite of mine!)

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

Anyway, that is arms down our new favourite approach to prepare dinner flank steak. If there may be one meat recipe you strive from me this weekend, make it this one. You’ll adore it without end.

What’s Flank Steak?

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

Ready this fashion, marinated, cooked rapidly 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 whole lot of elements, however you’ll doubtless have most of them in your pantry or fridge already. Right here is the whole lot you have to…

• Soy Sauce– This provides a whole lot of taste and a contact of salt to stability out the sweetness within the marinade.
• Oil– Vegetable is what we use, however you can use olive oil.
• Darkish Brown Sugar– Darkish brown sugar provides a contact of candy and balances the salty of the soy sauce, however we favor darkish brown sugar so as to add slightly extra depth of taste.
• Worcestershire Sauce– Umami is the flavour you neglect 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 powerful 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 chunk.
• Chives- A extra delicate onion taste that additionally provides slightly freshness.
• Pepper- Whereas we don’t want so as to add salt because of the soy sauce we do want slightly warmth from the pepper.
• Balsamic Vinegar- Acid is without doubt one of the key elements in cooking as you’ll learn in our cookbook, Raised within 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

A terrific 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 beneath the identify “London Broil,” whereas others use that time period for cuts from the spherical.

Easy methods to Preserve Flank Steak Tender

Flank steak has a whole lot of muscle fibers working by it, and it’s a pretty lean lower of meat. It has an intense beefy taste, however it may be slightly powerful.

• It must be thinly sliced and lower in opposition to the grain. Search for which means the traces are working by the meat and lower the wrong way. It will give it most tenderness.
• Marinades may also 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 might be extra flavorful and tender. 

How Ought to Flank Steak be Cooked

• Grilling is one of the best ways to prepare dinner flank steak, because it caramelizes the flavour on the surface, 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 each side then flip it all the way down to medium and solely prepare dinner for about 9-12 minutes whole.
• As a result of it is a lean lower, it’s best cooked uncommon, medium-rare, or medium. I’d by no means prepare dinner a flank steak to nicely completed. 
• Moreover, you can too pan-sear it in a skillet or broil it in your oven, however you’ll lack taste.

What to Eat with Flank Steak

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

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

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

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