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Beef Marinade
What's the secret to a tender steak? Use a simple marinade for steak to ensure a flavorful, fork-tender cut of meat. Our beef marinade has four simple ingredients which are probably already in your pantry.
Prep Time
5
mins
Cook Time
0
mins
Marinating Time
3
hrs
Total Time
3
hrs
5
mins
Course:
Entree, Main Course
Cuisine:
4 ingredient steak marinade, beef marinade, easy steak marinade, overnight steak marinade, steak marinade
Servings:
4
servings
Author:
Barbara
Ingredients
1/3
cup
red wine vinegar
1/3
cup
soy sauce
1/3
cup
brown sugar
1/2
teaspoon
garlic powder
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk together red wine vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic powder.
Pour over thawed steaks in marinating container or resealable bag.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours or overnight, flipping once or twice if possible.
Grill to your desired doneness.
Notes
Substitute white vinegar or apple cider vinegar for Red Wine vinegar, if needed.
Fresh garlic makes for great flavor if you have it on hand instead of garlic powder. Use 1 - 2 cloves, minced.
Regular sugar, honey or maple sugar could be used instead of brown sugar.
Use low sodium soy sauce, if possible
Let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours minimum, if possible.
If desired, let marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
Use a resealable bag or a special marinating container like this
one
.
I recommend pulling the meat out to sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before grilling.
Once cooked, let your steak rest for 5 minutes before cutting to prevent all the juices from releasing from the meat.
Try our
3 ingredient Steak Marinad
e, too!