There is nothing quite like a steak that has been seasoned to perfection. Therefore a proper marinade is essential. When seasoned and marinated properly there is typically no need for a steak sauce. You want to enhance the natural flavor and bite of the meat without drowning it in a sauce.
Let's take all the guess work out of the equation; here are a few great steak marinade recipes that are topping the charts.
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Caribbean steak marinade
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of rum
- ½ a teaspoon of crushed red pepper
- ¾ cup of pineapple juice
- 1/3 cup of soy sauce
- 2 cloves of grated garlic
- 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons of freshly grated ginger
Directions:
In a large bowl, add in pineapple juice, garlic soy sauce, rum, red pepper, and ginger, rinse your pre-selected steaks and pat to dry. Using a small amount of tenderizer then beat both sides of your steak until you have beaten every inch.
Place steaks into the bowl of marinade being sure entire steak is submerged and cover. Store covered in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. Best if left to marinade over night.
Restaurant Style Steak Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 beef steaks of your choice
- ½ a teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 cup of light beer
- 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon of packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG) or any unflavored meat tenderizer
Preparation
Begin by rinsing your steaks and patting them dry. Carefully lay them in a pan deep enough to hold all of the ingredients. (a cake pan should be perfect) pour beer over steaks, cover, and put into refrigerator.
The steaks should be left to marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour, unless you wish to leave them longer. They can even be left to marinade overnight. Once desired marinade time is complete, remove your pan of steaks from the refrigerator. Remove from beer and toss out the remaining beer from pan. In a small bowl, combine seasoned salt, MSG, brown sugar, and black pepper.
Place steaks back into marinade pan and rub dry ingredient mixture evenly over the entire steak on both front and back. Cover and allow to marinade for an additional ½ an hour in the refrigerator. Steaks should be grilled over a medium to medium high heat until desired doneness has been reached.
These two recipes are great for even the most novices of cooks. Once you have mastered the recipe of choice experiment by adding some of your own ingredients to make this a marinade of your own.
Steak Marinades - Tenderize Steak Into Perfection
A good steak marinade is the kings road to enhance the flavor of a good piece of meat. Barbara knows her way around in the kitchen and writes tips and recipes for http://www.steaks-guide.com