I am sure (well, I hope) everyone has some hand-me-down trashy comfort food recipes from their childhoods that they bust out now and then - mine is my Mom's Beef Stroganoff with a base of Campbell's Tomato Soup. Maybe I will post it sometime, if you promise not to judge. It's pretty tasty.
My friend's secret is the package of Lawry's powdered meat marinade. Who knows what evil lurks in that little envelope, but toss some grass-fed rib eye steaks in it and in 20 minutes you have some tasty meat to grill.
Panic ensued last night when I checked the pantry for a magic little envelope and I was all out - friends were coming in an hour and I didn't have time to get to a store that actually carries it (ie trashy grocery, not Whole Foods) so I tracked this marinade down. Easy because all the ingredients are pantry items, and quick because you just toss it all in the blender.
Delicious – and bet a lot healthier than the packet of Lawry’s marinade, with just a little more work!
Quick/easy Steak Marinade
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
4 scallions, washed and rough chopped
2 large cloves garlic
1/4 cup lime juice
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
2 pounds inside skirt steak, cut into 3-4 equal pieces - I am sure you can use any cut you like tho
In a blender, put in oil, soy sauce, scallions, garlic, lime juice, red pepper, cumin, and sugar and puree.
In a large heavy duty, zip top bag, put pieces of skirt steak and pour in marinade. Seal bag, removing as much air as possible. Allow steak to marinate for 1-1.5 hours in refrigerator.
Remove steak from bag and grill until done. Don't overcook! When finished cooking, cover with foil and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Remove meat from foil, reserving foil and juices. Slice thinly across the grain of the meat. Return to foil pouch and toss with juice.
