This week, it was really easy to decide what to feature. I had a friend in town, and I happened to make one of my favorite meals — and I often forget about it. This was one of the very first recipes I ever received from someone, shortly after I graduated from college.
The first time I made it, I made it with a then-boyfriend for my parents. We had two and a half pounds of beef tenderloin that we cooked, in addition to veggies and potatoes, biscuits, and salad. And between the four of us, we ate it all. It was so good that we just couldn’t stop. And my mom and I are not huge eaters.
I’ve made it periodically since, and it always gets rave reviews. One of my husband’s friends paid it the ultimate compliment by saying there was no point in going to a steakhouse because this was better. Huh.
I’ve used this with a variety of cuts of meat. Tenderloin is definitely the best because it’s so tender, but I did NY strip this time, and it was great. The tougher the meat, the longer I marinate. Tenderloin only goes in for two or three hours. NY strip might go in all day.
How to Make Marinated Steak
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Get out your blender. Pop in soy sauce, Worcestershire, mustard powder, pepper, vinegar, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend it up until it’s well mixed. Slowly add the vegetable oil while blending until emulsified.
Put your steaks in a Ziplock bag or container, and pour the marinade over them. Store in the fridge to marinate. Turn them periodically. For the last hour, take them out of the fridge to finish. Steaks cook better when close to room temperature, and I promise that an hour out of the fridge isn’t going to make the meat go bad.
Save the marinade after you take out the steaks. Put it in a saucepan and boil. Boil, boil, boil for at least ten minutes.
Grill the steaks to your preferred doneness (if you’re using tenderloin, don’t go past medium rare or light medium). I sometimes save some of the marinade to baste the steaks, as well, but it isn’t necessary.
Serve the steaks with the marinade sauce as an accompaniment. It’s good. My visiting friend kept dipping his bread in the sauce to sop it up, putting more sauce on his plate, and repeating.
I need to make this one again, now that the weather is warming up!
Enjoy!
Marinated Steak
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper ground
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 pounds New York strip
Instructions
- Get out your blender. Pop in soy sauce, Worrcesershire, mustard powder, pepper, vinegar, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend it up until it’s well mixed. Slowly add the vegetable oil while blending until emulsified.3/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons dry mustard, 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, 1/2 cup vinegar, 2-3 cloves garlic, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- Put your steaks in a Ziplock bag or container, and pour the marinade over them. Store in the fridge to marinate. Turn them periodically.2 pounds New York strip
- For the last hour, take them out of the fridge to finish. Steaks cook better when close to room temperature.
- Save the marinade after you take out the steaks. Put it in a saucepan and boil. Boil for at least ten minutes.
- Grill the steaks to your preferred doneness (if you’re using tenderloin, don’t go past medium rare or a light medium). Serve the steaks with the marinade sauce as an accompaniment.
Notes
- I sometimes save some of the marinade to baste the steaks, as well, but it isn’t necessary.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
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I have visited a lot of sites today! Like at least 25 of the recipe ones. Everything seems wonderful, like always, but this… well, it made me get up off the chair and pull our steak out of the fridge. It is marinating now as I type! Thanks for this great idea!
My husband and oldest son would devour this dish in a few minutes! Another great one to add to my rotation. Thanks, Michelle!
sounds like a great summer recipe
My boys would kiss me in public for this. Maybe:)
I know what I’m serving on Saturday when I have a house full of guests! Thanks for the yummy suggestion. 🙂
Yummy! I love grilled steak. We’ll definitely try this one as it’s warming up! And it sounds nice and easy for workout nights too. Lately, by the time I work out it is 8 pm or later when I begin dinner, so quick and easy fits the bill!
Mmmm, this sounds good. I’m starving. How long do you marinate the meat total? Does it matter?
I’m a vegetarian. I’m not good at cooking steak for hub and the kids. I leave that up to him. 😉
I LOVE MEAT!!! BRING ON THE STEAKS!!! I was so glad to see this recipe. I am looking forward to trying it. My hubby is so good at cooking steaks on the grill, it will be nice to try something new.
My husband loves any kind of steak. I’ll have to fix this for him.