Flank steak is one of my youngest’s favorite entrees. When he was a toddler and would request “steak” for dinner, I didn’t have to pick up pricey filet mignon…flank steak was his steak of choice. Now he has no qualms about ordering rib eyes, filets or New York strips when we’re dining out…ouch on the pocketbook!
I have a binder for beef recipes that includes at least 10 flank steak marinades, and I just happened to have all these ingredients on hand. It made for a quick, delicious meal…although the charcoal grill (never the griller…haha) cooked the beef beyond his preferred almost mooing rare stage to a nicer pink medium rare…my preference.
Ginger Flank Steak…adapted from Bon Appetit
1/2 cup soy
1/2 cup Mirin
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons peeled minced ginger
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1-2 flank steaks
Combine the first six ingredients in a gallon ziplock back and mix well. Add flank steaks and allow to marinate at least 2 hours and up to one day.
Grill to desired doneness. Let rest 10 minutes under foil. Cut across the grain to serve.
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Your description here is making me hungry. I too like flank steak, mainly because of its versatility. I can think of numerous possibilities. Love the asian recipe here, especially when it is grilled-yum! Have a great day.
When your son was young, he went for taste. Now he understand meat cuts better, he goes for class, and taste comes second:)
I wish I was as organized as you to have a binder! I’m lucky my piles are neat! I love flank steak, too. I grew up as the family cook and flank steak was one easy meal to prepare. We just didn’t have fresh ginger or — heaven forbid! mirin — back then. This would have made me a hit. I’m saving it in my pile.
I’m going to look for the mirin…. this dish is inviting me!!!
, hugs, Flavia
Marinades make such a difference. I don’t have one particular one I call my own, so I will definitely try yours Lizzy.
Sam
Very nicely grilled Lizzy and am sure your son would have enjoyed it very much.
I have been not so well since of late and am still in the stage of recovering.
Flank doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Perfectly done!
Lizzy..this dish is very inviting, especially for my husband who loves any kind of steak. I’ll have to search the stores for mirin and make this for him.He likes his steaks to be marinated.
Thanks for sharing.
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Great recipe. I am also a big fan of flank steak, especially with marinades!
This flank steak looks tender and delicious.
What a great marinade…I love ginger and I bet the mirin adds wonderful depth of flavor, yum!
Oooh, a savory dish! Yummy!!! I am a fan of flank steak as well, this looks great. And I am like your son, and go for a nice mooing pink : )
dear Lizzy I love these steaks and look delicious! gloria
YUM! Fresh ginger is one of my favorite flavors. Great idea to use it with steak!
The steak marinade sounds yummy, and the steak looks great! I love thinly sliced steak!
There needs to be an easier/faster way to marinate steaks because I just want steak and end up up cooking it with very little seasoning…
Yum, I love ginger, and I haven’t had flank steak in a long time. Seems like it’s time for a change!
Wow perfect medium rare steak! It’s nice to see a Japanese condiment in the ingredient.
Your flank steak looks perfect, Lizzy! I love that the marinade you used has Mirin in it. I’m a fan of it because of the sweet flavor and sheen it adds to food!
Always a favorite at our house. You can tell more people are eating flank…the price keeps going up. So tender and delicious.
What a wonderful use of Flank steak…
This marinade sounds so good and easy…
Yummm…
delicious.
Delicious and simple! I love beef marinades, especially since you can still use them with pretty much any cut of meat! I tend to go super cheap and marinate london broil steaks, but I do love me some flank steak!!
Lizzie this marinade is outstanding. I love ginger and the rest of the Asian flavors here. What a fantastic way to prepare a steak. Mmmmmm!
The steak looks very tender and perfectly done , I have to get my hands on mirin to try this out .
Sounds wonderful! I have never cooked flank steak at home – my excuse, I don’t know what to buy at the store. I have never seen Flank Steak on a package at the store – so I don’t know which to pick!
Great marinade for this. I need to stock up on these ingredients. Nicely cooked! Just the way I like it.
Yum – that looks perfect to me! We do a similar marinade for beef tips on the grill – I love the balsamic vinegar in this one!
I think flank steak is drastically underused, and the marinade sounds terrific!
This looks delicious! Great recipe!
REally Cooked to perfection nice job Lizzy~
Love the simple marinate for the steak. Sometimes less is more!
I’ll take any marinade that includes ginger. And, it is meat, and grilled, so I know I can handle this. Bummer that your son’s upped the ante on his steak though.
This sounds wonderful. Makes me want to make beef fajitas which I also do with flank steak. Love the ingredients. Thanks for sharing.
Love flank steak. This sounds yummy!
I love how simple this recipe is, but I bet it’s packed with flavor! The marinade sounds so tasty!
yummy! I think I’m having steak sometime this weekend
I love flank steak….it’s such a versatile meat that takes well to marinade…and this one is cooked perfectly!
Oh I use mirin to do my steak too:D This is done perfectly.
I swear I never see flank steak here in Canada. Not sure why. Kind of weird. I always see people use it and talk about it. But I can never actually find it. I must look into this. Maybe our cows are flankless, who knows. Lol. This is super yummy. I am a total steak chick as is mini-me. Gonna have to try this out.
cook perfectly! loves the color!
buzzed!
lovely fusion sty of steak lizzy
I love flank steak! It’s hard to find in Israel since they butcher their cows differently, but I’ve been able to get it here and there. This marinade is right up my alley
This is cooked to perfection for the Mr. And I am Loving the marinade.
Oh, great recipe…I’m a fan of steak and this sounds quite tasty with ginger. Yum!
Considering, that we only eat steak about once a month, Flank Steak is our choice. Love the recipe you shared, Lizzy, and for sure I am printing this out to make it next time. Yumm!!!
xoxo
Love marinated flank steak. Have a soy-red wine-scallion-go-to marinade so you know I’m going to try this. Can you teach your son to love chuck?
LOL, Claudia…we had pot roast last week and he was griping about it. Thank goodness hubby and I both love it…I’m sure Nick will like it so much more after a year of dorm food when he’s off to college next year!
Thanks, everyone for all your kind comments~xo
My kinda dinner! LOVE IT!
I see so many recipes for flank steak but have trouble finding it at my local markets (or when I do find it – its almost comparable in price to rib eye!). Is there an appropriate substitute or should I just spend a little more from time to time and pick one up?
Kita, you’re not the only one having trouble finding flank steaks…especially at a decent price. They used to be quite reasonable until they gained popularity…but they shouldn’t be as costly as a rib eye..yikes.
Here are some other names to look for:
Bavette (French)
Flank Steak Fillet
Jiffy Steak
London Broil
If you can find a market that consistently carries these, you might just watch for a sale. Hope you can find a deal one of these days~
What a great flavor combo!!