Marinated Flank Steak
- 1/2 cups Soy Sauce
- 1/2 cups Cooking Sherry
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 2 Tablespoons (heaping) Minced Ginger
- 3 cloves (to 5 Cloves) Minced Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 whole Flank Steak
- Combine all ingredients in a glass or ceramic dish.
- Remove flank steak from package and give it a quick rinse.
- Coat both sides of the meat with marinade.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 to 6 hours.
- Remove the steak from the marinade and place on a plate while you heat up the grill pan.
- Make sure to turn on your overhead exhaust fan as the cooking process can be quite smoky.
- When the pan is extremely hot, place the steak on a slight angle as this makes for more appealing grill marks.
- Cook without touching for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
- Rotate the meat about 45 degrees, keeping it on the same side, and cook for another 1 1/2 minutes.
- Now flip it to the other side.
- Cook using the same method on the other side, cooking for 1 1/2 minutes, then rotating it and finishing the cooking process.
- I cook the flank streak to medium rare, which usually takes about 5 to 7 minutes total cooking time.
- Remove the meat to a cutting board and let it rest for a few minutes before slicing.
- When youre ready, thinly slice the meat against the grain.
- That means find the directional striations/lines in the meat grain and slice perpendicular to it.
- Controversial Optional Sauce: Before grilling the flank steak, strain the marinade into a small saucepan.
- Discard what stays in the sieve.
- Add 1/2 cup of water to the marinade.
- Boil the marinade while heating the grill for the meat AND add an additional 10 minutes.
- The point of boiling, obviously, is to take away any risk of bacteria from the marinade.
- Also, by boiling for ten to fifteen minutes, the sauce will reduce and slightly thicken.
- Then just spoon a little into a dish and use it as a dipping sauce for the meat.
soy sauce, cooking sherry, honey, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, red pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/marinated-flank-steak-3/ (may not work)