Marinated Flank Steak With Blue Cheese Schmear

Submitted by Queer Eye in the Kitchen Guy

"This recipe is from the Washington State Beef Commission. It is excellent on sandwiches the next day, so I usually make two!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs flank steaks

• Marinade

• 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil

• Schmear

• 1⁄3 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 3 tablespoons salted butter, room temp
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Trip steak of any excess fat or silver skin.
2. Place steak in large zip lock bag.
3. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over steak.
4. Close bag& press out any air.
5. Move steak around in the bag to marinate.
6. Refrigerate over night, or at least six hours.
7. Mix schmear ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
8. Refrigerate schmear.
9. Bring schmear to room temperature one hour before serving.
10. Prior to cooking, remove steak from marinade& drain well.
11. Grill steak over HOT fire, about 5 minutes a side for rare.
12. Place steak on a platter with the side just off the grill up and IMMEDIATELY top with the schmear.
13. Spread schmear over steak.
14. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
15. Thinly slice at an angle across the grain.
16. Spoon sauce& juices back over meat when serving.

Reviews

[Ingy1171]

If I wasn't already in stinky cheese rehab, I'm on my way there now! This was divine! The blue cheese schmear is so amazing -- I've found myself making it for other meats as well.

 

[MamaCooksEveryNight]

This was a big hit for us and the dinner guests who enjoyed it with us. It's hard to go wrong with a great piece of meat, blue cheese and butter!

 

[Chicagoland Chef du Jour]

We loved the marinade (4 hours) and Schmear. I've decided I am not a fan of flank steaks, they are too iffy and rarely turn out as tender as I would like. I cooked on a stovetop grill pan and they did turn out pretty well. An outdoor grill would be best but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. This marinade & Schmear would be great on any steak. Served with sautéed mushrooms, sautéed haricot verts, baked potatoes and buttered egg noodles for the tater haters. Thanks for posting!

 

[Nado2003]

I used NY strips and this was excellent. So nice and easy. I did not grill the steaks but cooked in a cast iron skillet because it was too cold out. Yummy. Loved the schmear. I do again. Thank you. P.S. I had extra schmear left over and used it on toast. So good.

 

[Chef Romano-Clarke]

I made this tonight. DH rated it 3.5 stars but since this is not an option I rounded up. I used about 1.22 pounds of steak and have plenty leftover for salads tomorrow night and a steak sandwich for DH tomorrow. <br/>This was great. I only marinated for about 3 hours because that's all the time I had. So it may have ranked higher if I had marinated for the time specified. I served on top of baby greens with scalloped potatoes. Also, I didn't have time or ingredients tonight to make the schmear so I just topped with gorgonzola (what I had on hand). Over all really good and I would make it again<br/><br/>Thanks kitchen guy!