Saturday, November 13, 2010

Balsamic-Marinated Flank Steak

Dope that I am, I took great pictures of a beautiful flank steak we had the other day, well, they looked great to me. I thought I uploaded the photo's to store on Picassa until I finished with the post, but nope. No photo. Not anywhere. And I did the grilling this time. Perfectly cooked, grilled marinade crust on the outside, pink rare on the inside, the ends more well done. Came out perfect, I tell ya!  But even without a picture, I had to post this recipe, it's fantastic. We've had such pretty weather the past few days here. Perfect grill weather. And I checked the grill cookbooks for a marinade. Came up with this one from Bobby Flay. A lot of flavor, it was super. So that's my review. A HUGE THUMBS UP! but if you want to see it and not take my word for it, then you just have to make it yourself. Great recipe, takes no time, simple. But so good. Highly recommended.

From the book Boy Gets Grill by Bobby Flay!



Balsamic-Marinated Flank Steak
Source: Bobby Flay - Boy Gets Grill
adapted There's Always Thyme to Cook
Printable Recipe

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped rosemary leaves (I used 1 tablespoon dried)
1 (1 1/2- to 1 3/4-pound) beef flank steak
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Whisk together the vinegar, the oil, the garlic and rosemary in a large dish (or use a large Ziploc freezer bag). Add the steak and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours, turning every 2 hours.

Heat the grill to high.

Remove the steak from the marinade and season with salt and pepper. Grill until lightly charred and crusty, 4 to 5 minutes. (Do not close lid on grill unless it is cold or windy) Turn steak over, reduce the heat to medium or move to a cooler part of the grill, and grill until medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes more. Be careful not to overcook.

Remove the steak to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices against the grain of the meat.

23 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great marinade, it's been beautiful here in Philly too-enjoy:@)

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  2. The marinade sounds really yummy with balsamic!

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  3. I love balsamic. I am sure the flank steak after marinating in the balsamic would be very juicy and soft.

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  4. I love the flavour of balsamic so will give this a try.

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  5. Sounds wonderful! I'll have to make it to get that picture! Thanks!

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  6. I can picture it in my mind ;)

    Thanks for sharing the recipe, Carol. We love flank steak and I usually always go back to my standard Teriyaki-style marinade. This sounds wonderful!

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  7. I rarely cook flank steak, a pity considering is is easy and with your recipe in hand, flavorful as well. Thank you for sharing an easy one.

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  8. Sounds like a great marinade. Sorry you lost your pics. Flank steak CAN be cut with a feather is done properly! ~ Sue

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  9. Sorry about the pics! Love balsamic-marinated and Teriyaki. I use my mom's Teriyaki recipe and tweak one from Epicurious.

    I was just telling dh tonight that I need to do one in the broiler. Have had the new stove for 3 years now and never used the infrared broiler.

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  10. I believe you!!
    And isn't Bobby Flay adorable???

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  11. I can't stand Bobby Flay, but his recipes are really quite good! I never grill...if I did we would be eating burnt offerings!

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  12. This looks delicious. I was just reading reviews of Bobby Flay cookbooks today. My son's girlfriend is Bobby Flay fan and I was trying to decide what book to her.

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  13. Sure..Ah Ha...YOU did the grilling! OF COURSE, I believe you. Mr. Griller taking a break?
    The marinade sounds good - nice change up to try. ALAS, I think my grilling days may have to wait until next year unless we get a belated Indian Summer after our snow today.

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  14. Oh sure, I believe you, cooked a perfect steak - no smoke alarm, no pictures. No Larry the Grill Man. Sure, you did :)

    The recipe sounds great, thanks!

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  15. I like Bobby, unlike Marigene! I like flank, and balsamic, so it SOUNDS all good to me.
    If you use Live Writer you don't have to use Picassa! You can't fix up the pics, they are as is, but I love it.
    I wrote Booby the first time, :)

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  16. I'll just have to make it again to prove it to you!

    I like him, I love whatever recipes I've tried of his! I love his Grill It cookbook!

    Thanks, Kathleen, I'll look at Live Writer!

    We love Teriyaki marinade, too!

    Thanks for the comments :)

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  17. yummm!!! salivating here. when I make steak it either turns either undercooked or over cooked like rubber :D.

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  18. You just say balsamic and I'm in! I am hanging on to this recipe. Sounds yummy! Enjoy your Sunday!...hugs...Debbie

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  19. Sorry to hear you lost the photo. Isn't that frustrating? I'm glad you shared the recipe with us anyhow!

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  20. This sounds so yummy by your great description and I like Bobby Flay, especially his Throwdowns.

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  21. That does sound yummy! Too bad about the photos. Nothing better than a perfectly cooked steak. Now I'm craving some barbecue!

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  22. Yum! The ingredients for the marinade is simple! Everything Bobby Flay makes is delicious.

    Can you recover your photos? I hope you do.

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  23. 3 lovely links today, Carol. Thank you very much. Hope you are having a great week.

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