Sear-Roasting Steak Marinade (Cliff House Copycat)

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 1/3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 pinch cinnamon

1. Mix all ingredients together. Use as a marinade for beef steaks. Allow the meat to marinate over night. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a cast-iron frying pan over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Remove steaks from marinade. Sear the steaks on all sides (they will look back & chared because of the sugar in the marinate), moving them with tongs a little so they don't stick to the bottom. Remove from heat and put the cast iron skillet with the steaks in it into the oven. Cook until desired temperature:
2. Rare - 120 degrees F.
3. Medium Rare - 125 degrees F.
4. Medium - 130 degrees F.
5. When the steaks are crusty-charred and done to your liking, remove from the pan, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest 5-10 minutes before serving.
6. As a toper: Reduce 1/2 of dry red wine to a syrup consistency . Add the juices that accumulate from resting steaks. Remove pan from heat. Add the 2 tablespoons of butter and mix it in by swirling the pan. Pour over steaks just before serving.

orange juice, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, sambal oelek, garlic, curry powder, mustard powder, ginger powder, cinnamon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sear-roasting-steak-marinade-cliff-house-copycat-449191 (may not work)