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Grilled Balsamic Skirt Steak
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
For an easy al fresco meal, head outdoors and fire up your grill to prepare this budget-friendly cut of steak. The balsalmic vinegar creates the base for a fast and easy marinade.
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Recipe Time
Total:
40 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 201
- Fat: 10.3g
- Saturated fat: 4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 5.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 22.3g
- Carbohydrate: 3.1g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Cholesterol: 51mg
- Iron: 2.6mg
- Sodium: 323mg
- Calcium: 16mg
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 4 pieces
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add steak, turning to coat; seal and marinate at room temperature 25 minutes, turning once. Remove steak from bag; discard marinade.
- 2. Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle both sides of steak with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add steak to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove steak from pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Tent with foil; let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
Grilled Balsamic Skirt Steak Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beef
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate
- COOKING METHOD: Grill Pan, Marinate
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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