Favorite steak marinade

[bluesydude]

Summer is in full force and it's time to share your favorite steak marinade. I don't have one and I'd like to know what use.

[Wedgebill]

Mainly whisky for me Bluesy

[bluesydude]

I figured I'd get about 100 recipes with beer as the main ingredient.

[pooterpatty]

One of my favorites is rum and teriyaki sauce. If neither of those is available, just soaking it in light beer for an hour or so is good.

Soaking steaks in any type of alcohol just serves to tenderize the steak, you don't really taste the booze in the meat.

I'm guessing Mickey will have a thing or two to say on this subject - I hear he cooks a pretty mean steak

[bluesydude]

I would think using Bill's method of soaking it in whiskey would make it a mean steak.

[meesh]

A lot depends on the cut.....flank or skirt steak take well to marinades but a rib eye, NY strip and filet mignon have different qualites and sometimes work best with just a seasoned rub and some olive oil to keep the juices in.

Also it depends on if you're looking for any style like mexican or asian flavors.

Some acid (or as pooter mentioned alchohol) in a marinade is always good to break the fibers down a bit (lemon, lime, balsamic vinegar, worsheister, etc.) but don't over salt the marinade to extract too much moisture from the meat.

Sometimes it's good to just play around and see what you come up with.

One example for me and skirt steak is - olive oil, garlic, chopped jalapeno, fresh lemon, orange and lime juice, sliced onion, chopped cilantro, some salt and pepper and let it sit for at least 12 hours then add a little more season just before you grill it to your liking.

For asian flavors I usually use a staple of chopped garlic and ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, a little sesame oil and sambal (vietnamese chili sauce) along with salt and pepper. Chinese 5 spice is a good one to throw in there too.

[trikloretylen]

for beef! tomato ketchup, oliveoil ,liquidsmoke, lemonjuice , soy sauce ,garlic, blackpepper , cayene, honey or sugar .

for lamb/chicken. honey sesameoil garlic thyme, rosemary blackpepper salt.
let it marinade for atleast 12 hours

[Muddhole]

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BRING ON THE BBQ!

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[mickeymix]

Meeshy and Poots are bang-on....

I'll add more tonight but have to run to work now.

Mmmmmmmmmmm Steak!

[Stymie]

Jack Daniels pre-made wet marinade in the bag straight from the store tastes pretty good, but I'd only leave it in for 2-3 hours. Otherwise it gets too far in the meat and over- powers the beef flavor. That's from my experience on KC/NY strips. It's simple and makes for a nice sweet and tangy crust.

[Rotund]

Steak: Marinate in any Italian dressing in a bag overnight, then use Montreal Steak Seasoning. Grill over one layer of charcoal at high heat with the Weber lid up to carmalize the coating on both sides, remove from the grill 5 minutes before done as the meat continues to cook after removed. Never cut the meat to tell if it is done. Always by touch. You can learn the touch by holding your hand out palm down and then pinching the fleshy part of the hand between the first finger and thumb with your opposite hand. Rare will be first finger and thumb relaxed to well done being the thumb and finger stretched to an L. Medium will be in between.

For Brisket: Trim some of the fat, then marinate in beer, brown sugar, garlic, dried onion, and soy sauce for 24 hours. Mesquite smoke the meat raw for 2 hours at 170 degrees. I have an electric smoker that works great (less attention to temperature than wood only) then place in the oven at 220 for 4 to 6 hours depending on size. Use one end for chop beef the other for sliced.
Ribs: That's a secret and so are the baked beans.

Mickey will know the best as he is the pro steak man. I got my experience from flipping hamburgers.

[bluesydude]

This all sounds great and I will try several of them. I found this one and will try this weekend. http://www.recipezaar.com/Extreme-Melt-In-Your-Mouth-Steaks-214985

[trikloretylen]

ah i just tried a greek version on porkchops oliveoil oregano garlic blackpepper and salt!
let it marinade for 2 hours and then whack it on the grill!

[CharlesObscure]

I just grill'em, no marinade needed. The local butcher shop has beautiful aged steaks. I think the butcher would be insulted if I marinated one of his steaks.

[GuitarSlinger]

I'm with Charles on this one, though I do like a good peppercorn rub every now and then.