Pork and chicken are often marinated because they have no dominant taste. With beef steak, however, most people hesitate: too expensive, enough taste, does that have to be?
- Good beef steaks are expensive.
- Can you still marinate them and give them more flavor?
- It will be Asian in the test.
With pork neck steaks is certain and there is nothing to shake about it: These should be marinated! Regardless of whether it is very simple neck steaks that find their way onto the grill or into the pan. No matter whether it is about the preparation as swivel meat. Or if you prepare the meat very thinly cut for gyros. The reason: pork neck steaks have no special taste of their own. But what about rather expensive and flavorful beef steaks? We want to test that today ...
What meat did we choose?
The choice fell on a flank steak . This is not the most expensive beef steak now. Filet, entrecote or roast beef are even a league higher. But for our test, this flank steak, which comes from the lower abdominal flap of beef, is sufficient.
The perfect marinade for the beef steak
It is not a rub. This name stands for a dry spice mixture . So not just just salt *, pepper and peppers and Co., but there is already some liquid in our marinade. It is said to taste a little Asian . Teriyaki sauce, ginger, lemongrass, chillies and coriander are suitable for this. With a mixture of these rubbed in and stored in it, the meat goes into the fridge for at least eight hours. The steak can be turned over once in the middle of the marinating time.
Cooking straight away: classics in a pub - it's so easy to make pork with mushrooms.
How to properly grill marinated beef steak
It is important to remove the solid components of the marinade, such as chilies, lemongrass or ginger *, from the meat. We don't want them to burn when grilling and give the meat a bitter taste. Grilling is very easy: Place the meat on the grill and grill from both sides over high heat (approx. 300 degrees).
The flank steak is somewhat thinner, so that three to four minutes are sufficient . Of course, this also works easily in the pan on the stove. When the core temperature of 55 degrees has been reached, let the meat rest on a plate for another three to four minutes . So it can relax a bit and the meat juices can be distributed nicely. At the same time, the core temperature rises again by one to two degrees when resting, so that we get a pink core at 56 to 57 degrees.
Also try: make gyros yourself - with fresh herbs.
Marinating beef steak: the conclusion
As with so much in life, the result is a matter of taste . I had marinated the steak for eight hours. What struck me was that the marinade did not drown out the meat taste and was subtle to taste . If you want more marinade flavors, you should marinate longer. In addition: Perhaps an Asian marinade is not for everyone. Some may be bothered by lemongrass or ginger. But that's not a problem, because: Try marinating a beef steak * yourself with the spices, herbs and sauces of your choice.
Also delicious: hearty layered meat - this is how you succeed in the most famous Dutch oven recipe in the oven.
Recipe for marinated beef steak
Servings: 3
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Waiting time: 6 hours
Recipe: Ingredients for the marinated beef steak
- 1 flank steak (approx.1,000 g)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 100 ml teriyaki sauce
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 1 stick of lemongrass
- 1 fresh chili pepper
- 2 tbsp sliced coriander
How to properly prepare marinated beef steak
The recipe for marinated beef steak in the video
Also try: Sliced with paprika - you should definitely avoid this mistake.
Anja Auer
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Anja Auer is the editor-in-chief of the BBQ & Food magazine "Die Frau am Grill". In addition, she runs the largest YouTube channel on the subject of "grilling" which is produced by a woman in German-speaking countries. Most of the recipes work not only on the grill but also on the stove and in the oven. You can find more recipes at www.die-frau-am-grill.de and the YouTube channel www.youtube.com/diefrauamgrill
