When we were out shopping we spotted a great deal on steak. This happened to be chuck steak so it definitely needed a marinade to help tenderize. I paired it with lightly grilled green beans & a salad for a healthy dinner. I’m also going to show you our new favorite grill which you can use both indoors & outdoors! Keep reading to see the recipe for the marinade & create your own!
First let me introduce you to our new grill! We’ve had this baby for a few months & we’re quite attached. This is the George Foreman Indoor/Outdoor Grill which we bought from Kohls. It isn’t on the site anymore but we got a great deal. We bought it while they were having Kohls Cash ( $10 Kohls Cash for every $50 spent) & a 30% off coupon. The link above is to the grill on Amazon. It was totally worth every penny! I love it because I have the counter space for it & we also use it outside on the stand it comes with. It also has wonderfully easy clean up!
Now let’s talk about this amazing steak marinade! Here is the easy recipe for 3-4 medium steaks.
from Home in High Heels
1/3 cup soy sauce (I used reduce sodium)
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1.5 teaspoons ginger
2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
1 teaspoon onion powder
salt & pepper to taste
Optional: one teaspoon liquid smoke.
Directions: Mix all ingredients together & immerse steaks. I like to turn them halfway through the marinading process. If you put it in the night before just flip in the morning to make sure it works its way all the way through. The brown sugar helps to give it that great grill marked look but you can opt out if you aren’t a fan. I think it adds to the flavor.
I served the steaks with lemon butter green beans after tossing them on the grill a bit to heat them up. Love these flavors together. I also knew we’d want a salad so I went with something light & fresh.
This is a mixed greens salad tossed with raspberry vinaigrette. I then added some beautiful fresh feta cheese & for some crunch some lightly salted roasted edamame beans.
