Marinated steak

For a quick meal I like to have thin cut steaks and marinate then for several hours (you can marinate them for just 30 minutes if you are short on time). By using a thin cut of steak it makes the meal very quick and easy (although there is certainly a place for a good thick steak another night). Tonight I used about a pound of thin round tip steak that was on sale at the grocery store (skirt steak, flank steak etc. work great with this).

The marinade (you can play with the amounts and flavors depending on what your family likes):

3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce

1/2 cup honey

2-3 minced garlic cloves

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried parsley (you can substitute 1/4 cup fresh if you have it)

1 tsp. dried mustard

Put the marinade ingredients into a gallon sized ziptop bag and squish them around to combine. Add the steak to the bag making sure to cover all the meat, and seal the bag. Put the bag into some kind of bowl or container to catch any leaks (just in case). Let the bag sit in the fridge for 30 minutes to several hours.

When you are ready to cook, just remove the meat and discard the marinade. Cook the meat to your favorite doneness (I like medium rare, especially for the thinnner steaks) and serve. You can grill it outside, pan sear it, or use a grill pan (as seen here).