Marnie’s Magic Marinade for Steak

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Evan’s aunt Margaret makes the most delicious marinated flank steak. Her recipe comes from an old Sunset magazine, I believe, and is just the right balance of savory and a little bit sweet without being at all like teriyaki sauce. The original name is “Flank Steak Barbecue”.  I have adapted slightly to our tastes but it’s essentially the same as Marnie makes. Last year I brought the marinade and a steak to a vacation rental on Orcas, where we always go for spring break, and it made such a special meal with baked potatoes and broccoli.

INGREDIENTS for about 1 1/2 lb of meat
1/4 c soy sauce
3 TBSP honey
2 TBSP vinegar (I use red wine, sherry or balsamic vinegar in that order of preference)
1/2 TBPS (1 1/2 tsp) garlic powder
1/2 TBSP (1 1/2 tsp) ground ginger OR 1 TBSP minced fresh ginger
3/4 c oil (I usually use sunflower oil or avocado oil but not olive oil because of its low smoke point)
1 1/2 lb skirt, flank or sirloin steak

DIRECTIONS
  1. In a small bowl or jar, mix soy sauce, honey and vinegar together until the honey dissolves then whisk in the garlic and ginger powders
  2. Whisk in the oil
  3. Put meat in a lidded container such as an 8x8 square lidded glass dish (if you don’t have a lid you can cover with plastic wrap or other material)
  4. Pour over the marinade and let rest, refrigerated, 4 or more hours, turning the meat from time to time
  5. For a flank steak, the original recipe recommends about 3 minutes per side for medium rare if grilling. If you don’t have a grill, you could also broil it or even pan sear it. Or you could do the reverse sear if your steak is at least 1.5 inches thick, where you cook the meat in the oven at 200 to 275 degrees until it’s 10 or 15 degrees cooler than your desired final temperature, then sear it with the hottest skillet or grill you can get. See more at https://www.seriouseats.com/reverse-seared-steak-recipe
  6. Let the meat rest 10 minutes or so, covered loosely with foil, then slice against the grain and serve with your preferred sides. Any leftovers would make amazing steak tacos

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