This post is full of information. You will find a very tasty chimichurri sauce recipe, which also known as Argentine barbecue sauce. Then you will get a steak marinade recipe which an absolute absolute game changer. And finally tips about how to cook a steak on the stove. You’ll love it all.
Should beef be marinated?
You do not have to marinate steak, I do not marinate a rib-eye for instance. However, less expensive and tougher cuts of beef such as flank steak, skirt steak and sirloin steak can benefit from a good marinade. Marinade is a liquid which helps to add flavor and tenderize the meat before cooking, and thus help you with your budget.
Once you soak the meat in the marinade do not use the marinade as a separate sauce as raw meat has been sitting in the sauce and it will be cross contaminated.
Steak marinade ingredients:
This marinade is absolutely delicious! Even before the steaks were cooked, the marinade lookes and smells good. The end result is juicy, delicious and tender steaks.
Balsamic vinegar: helps marination with its intense flavor. Substitute: red vine vinegar.
Worcestershire sauce: a good way to use that sauce waiting the pantry. If not, you can leave it out.
Soy sauce: Will help tendering the meat. As it is already salty no need to add more salt to the meat.
Olive oil: Also another aid to help meat be more tender. Substitute: sunflower oil.
Dijon Mustard: Adds flavor to the meat. Substitute: mayonnaise.
Honey: Will balance the acidity in the marinade. Substitute: agave nectar or brown sugar.
Garlic cloves: will help to flavor anything these are added to. Substitute: garlic powder.
Thyme and rosemary: dry or fresh will add flavor and aroma. Substitute: oregano.
You need to marinade for half an hour up to 8 hours. Do not marinade longer, the meat might get soggy. Keep in fridge during marination for hygiene purposes.
How to cook steak on the stove top?
It is really easy to cook the steak on the stove top.
- Scrape off the excess marinade from the steak.
- Heat the skillet.
- Add olive oil, enough to lightly coat the skillet.
- Place the meat on the skillet. Cook each side for 3-5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steak. Try to flip sides only once.
- Check inside temperature to reach at least 63° Celsius (145° F) degree up to 70° Celsius (145° F) depending on how you like your meat.
- Remove from heat, rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve with chimichurri sauce and enjoy.
How to make Chimichurri Sauce?
It is really easy to make the chimichurri sauce. All you have to do is chop the parsley to tiny bits pieces – pist, you can use a food processor we won’t tell. Then combine everything to obtain a saucy consistency. The sauce will keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days. , blitz the parsley, oregano, garlic, shallot and chilli flakes in a food processor or chop very finely by hand. Add 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the lemon juice, vinegar and some seasoning, and pulse to combine everything to a saucy consistency.
Love the simplicity of this recipe, using things I always have on hand for the Chimichurri sauce and the marinade, and yet the flavor yield is awesome every time.
I serve with a rice pilaf and a simple carrot salad. A bulgur pilaf and a rocket salad would be awesome too.
Marinated Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
Ingredients
Chimichurri Sauce
- 1 cup chopped flat parsley
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar substitute with white vine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper to taste
Steak Marinade
- 1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil can substitute with sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard can substitute with mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons honey can substitute with agave nectar or brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry rosemary
- 1 teaspoon thyme
Meat
- 4 sirloin steaks
Instructions
Chimichurri Sauce
- Chop the parsley to tiny pieces, almost as if cut in the food processor.
- Peel, crush and mince the garlic cloves.
- Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Mix until completely blended.
- Keep in the fridge. (24 kcal)
Steak Marinade
- Mix all the marinade ingredients to combine in a glass bowl large enough to add the steaks.
- Make sure the steaks are all coated with the marinade.
- Cover the bowl with a lid and keep in the fridge.
- Marinade for minimum half an hour and up to 8 hours.
Cooking the steak on the stove
- Heat the skillet.
- Add olive oil, enough to lightly coat the skillet.
- Place the meat on the skillet. Cook each side for 3-5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steak. Try to flip sides only once.
- Check inside temperature to reach at least 63° Celsius (145° F) degree up to 70° Celsius (145° F) depending on how you like your meat.
- Remove from heat, rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve with chimichurri sauce and enjoy.