The best marinade for Grilled Flank Steak.

Alright, today’s post is all about Flank Steak. Perfectly marinated and grilled steak is a beautiful thing! I’m not much for consuming large portions of meat at one meal, and that’s why I love recipes like this when you slice off thin strips of steak to feed a few. Depending on your family size, you can take something like this flank steak and make dinner a few different ways.

What Is Needed To Make Marinaded Grilled Flank Steak?

1 and 1/2 pound flank steak with the fat trimmed off
1/2 of a cup vegetable oil
1/3 of a cup soy sauce
1/4 of a cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh if you have it
1 and 1/2 tablespoons Worcesteshire sauce
1 clove of finely minced garlic
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 of a teaspoon freshly ground pepper
a dash of cayenne pepper

How To Make Grilled Flank Steak:

Mix together the ingredients for the marinade (minus the steak) in a dish and pour it into a heavy duty zip lock bag.
Add the flank steak and marinate for up to 24 hours.
Heat the grill to medium high heat and grill the meat for about 7 minutes on each side. When nicely browned, let it rest on the pan for a few minutes. Slice and serve. The secret is to slice it thinly across the grain of the meat at a downward angle.

This recipe is great in other recipes like our Philly cheese steak sandwiches recipe.

How Long Can I Marinate Flank Steak?

You can marinate a flank steak for as little as 2 hours and up to 24 hours. You can also marinate a flank steak for up to 72 hours as long as the marinade is not made with an acid like lime or vinegar.

Recipe FAQ:

Do you have to marinate a flank steak? Flank steak is best when marinated but sometimes there is no time to marinate a flank steak so to cook a flank steak without marinating all you need to do is put little pokes made with a knife in the meat to break up some of the long muscle fibers before grilling or cooking.

How hot should your grill be for a flank steak? If you have a gas grill… heat it to 450 degrees, if you have a grill without degrees then make sure your heat is set to a medium high heat.

How long does it take to grill a flank steak? It takes approximately 10 minutes for a flank steak to be grilled. Remember after grilling to let your steak rest for about another 10 minutes to allow for the juices to redistribute before cutting.

Do you have to tenderize flank steak? Since flank steak is a leaner cut of meat it benefits the meat to tenderize it with a mallet and marinate with a citrus and olive oil.

It’s so good, I hope you make it!