Braised Flank Steak Food

BRAISED FLANK STEAK WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Mix the flour and garlic powder together in a shallow dish. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip the steak in the flour mixture evenly coating both sides. Set aside. Discard remaining flour mixture.
• Heat the cooking oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the steak in the skillet and cook until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes for each side. Stir in the chicken broth, lemon juice, garlic, and cloves. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer until steak is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• To serve, remove steak from the skillet, and slice across the grain in thin strips. Place on serving plates, and ladle sauce over meat.

BRACIOLE

Steps:

• Stir the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl to blend. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season mixture with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Lay the flank steak flat on the work surface. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture evenly over the steak to cover the top evenly. Starting at 1 short end, roll up the steak as for a jelly roll to enclose the filling completely. Using butcher's twine, tie the steak roll to secure. Sprinkle the braciole with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the braciole and cook until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Add the wine to the pan and bring to a boil. Stir in the marinara sauce. Cover partially with foil and bake until the meat is almost tender, turning the braciole and basting with the sauce every 30 minutes. After 1 hour, uncover and continue baking until the meat is tender, about 30 minutes longer. The total cooking time should be about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the braciole from the sauce. Using a large sharp knife, cut the braciole crosswise and diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Transfer the slices to plates. Spoon the sauce over and serve.
• In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add celery and carrot and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and taste for seasoning. If sauce tastes too acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, to round out the flavor.
• Pour half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
• If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and then pour 1 to 2 cup portions into plastic freezer bags. Freeze for up to 6 months.

SIMPLE BROILED FLANK STEAK WITH HERB OIL

Steps:

• Position an oven rack 5 to 6 inches from the broiler unit, and preheat the broiler. Line a broiler pan or baking sheet with foil, and set the broiler insert on top of the broiler pan if using. Place the pan on the oven rack, and preheat until hot, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together 1/4 cup of the oil, parsley, vinegar, garlic, pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl. Cover the herb oil, and set aside until ready to serve.
• Stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub the mixture on both sides of the steak.
• Carefully remove the broiler pan from the oven, put the steak in the center and broil (without turning) until nicely browned and firm, with some give when pressed in the thickest part, 6 to 8 minutes for medium-rare. Let the steak rest for 10 minutes. Slice thinly against the grain, and serve with the herb oil.

FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Combine the marinade ingredients in a nonreactive bowl. Add the flank steaks and coat well with the marinade.
• 2. Marinate the steaks, covered, in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or overnight, turning once. Remove from the marinade and pat dry.
• 3. Broil or grill the steaks over high heat, 3 inches from the heat source, for 4 minutes per side for medium-rare meat. Remove to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 4. To serve, slice thinly on the diagonal and arrange on a board or platter.

BRAISED FLANK STEAK IN THE OVEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with foil.
• Whisk water, steak sauce, and soup mix together in a small bowl. Pour a little into the bottom of the prepared pan. Add the steak, then the remaining sauce. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender and hot and slightly pink in the center, 1 to 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for medium.

BRAISED FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of the steak with the oregano, salt and pepper.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high.
• When the pan is very hot, add the steak.
• Cook the steak for 4 minutes, or until it lifts easily off the pan and is browned on the underside.
• Turn the steak and cook another 4 minutes.
• Add the vermouth and tomatoes to the pan, cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 25 minutes.
• Turn heat up to medium high and cook another 5 minutes, or until the liquid in the pan has evaporated.
• Transfer the meat to a carving board, and let sit 5 minutes before cutting on the diagonal into very thin strips.
• Serve the steak strips fanned out on the plate, and spoon some of the tomato from the pan over the meat.

BRAISED STUFFED FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Score flank steak on each side at 1 inch intervals.
• In large bowl combine bread cubes, onion, celery, parsley, sage, salt & pepper, wine and mix well.
• Place stuffing down center of meat and roll up, working from the long side, and tie with cooking twine.
• In a dutch oven or large pan, brown the meat in the hot oil.
• Add 2 cups water and boullion.
• Cover and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hrs until tender.
• Slice across grain and serve with juices.

QUICK BROILED FLANK STEAK WITH QUICK ROASTED VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven broiler. Marinate flank steak in lime juice, salt and pepper. Do this right on the paper the steak comes wrapped in for easy clean up. Place on broiler pan and cook, turning once until medium rare, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board to rest.
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Toss broccoli and cauliflower with olive salt and pepper, pour onto a cookie sheet in a single layer. Roast, turning once, until tender and cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Slice flank steak into thin strips, serve 3 to 4 ounces per person with a side of the veggies.

BROILED FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Combine oil, soy sauce, water, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and pepper in a small bowl. Mix until combined.
• Cut shallow slashes in a crosshatch pattern on both sides of the steak, being careful not to cut all the way through.
• Place steak in a low, flat dish and pour marinade on top, covering meat completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight, turning steak over once.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Remove steak from the marinade and place on a baking pan. Reserve marinade.
• Broil, brushing occasionally with marinade, until browned and heated through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove steak to a platter and cover loosely with foil. Let rest for at least 5 minutes. Slice into 1- to 2-inch strips across the grain.

BROILED FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, broth, wine, onion, garlic, Worcestershire, thyme, and bay leaf in a large resealable plastic bag.
• Poke a few holes into the meat and place into the marinade bag, seal, toss to coat, and let marinade in the fridge overnight.
• When you are ready to start cooking,set the meat bag on your counter and let sit at room temperature 15 minutes, then begin preparing your pan etc.
• Prepare your broiler pan by lining bottom pan with foil and brushing the top with some oil (or spray with nonstick cooking spray).
• Set meat on prepared pan and leave on the counter while you preheat the broiler to the BROIL setting (usually around 500 F)- this will take about 10-15 minutes.
• For the Sauce: Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a light boil over medium-high heat,and let the liquid reduce until it measures 1 cup (takes a while- about 15 minutes).
• Once marinade has reduced, pour it through a strainer set over a bowl (discard the chunky parts)-then pour the liquid back into the pan and set aside, off of the heat, until the meat is ready.
• For the Meat: Once you have started reducing the marinade for a few minutes, begin the meat.
• Set the meat pan under the broiler and cook 6-7 inches from the heat, 5-7 minutes, turn over and cook another 5 minutes for rare, or another 5 minutes for medium, even longer for well.
• When meat has cooked to your liking, remove to a carving board and cover with foil, let sit while you finish the sauce.
• Once meat is under the foil,heat the marinade again,but don't let it boil.
• Stir in butter until it melts and season to taste with salt and pepper (I like seasoned salt).
• Slice the meat against the grain and drizzle with some of the sauce.

STUFFED FLANK STEAK (BRACCIOLE)

Steps:

• Marinate steaks the night before with the Italian dressing and leave it overnight in the refrigerator. (This step is not necessary, but can be done to enhance flavor. If not marinating, season meat with salt, pepper and garlic before stuffing.).
• The next day, cut each of the two the flank steaks in half (thickness wise) but do not cut all the way through. For each steak, leave the two halves connected by a small amount. Unfold the two halves and lay it flat with the cut sides up.
• Combine the bacon, green onions, garlic, pepper and parsley. Divide the mixture in two - one part for each steak. For each steak, spread 1/2 of the mixture in the middle of the steak, leaving 1/4 of the steak on each edge with no mixture. Place 3 hard-boiled on the edge of the mixture. Flip the edge closest to the eggs over the eggs and roll up the steak jelly-roll style. Secure the end of the steak on the outside with toothpicks, skewers or tie with string.
• In a large stock pan, cover the bottom of the pan with oil and heat to medium heat. Brown each steak on all sides. Remove the steaks and remove excess oil from the pan. Add tomato puree, stewed tomato and tomato sauce. Add the steaks back into the pan with the sauce and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about one hour, or until the steaks are fork tender. Remove the steaks, put them on a plate and cover them. Let the sauce simmer for another hour. About 15 minutes before serving time, return the steaks to the pan with the sauce to warm them up.
• Just before serving, remove the steaks and arrange them on a plate. Remove the toothpicks, skewers or string. Using a very sharp knife or (preferably) an electric knife, slice the meat in approximately 1/2 inch thich slices. Pour some of the sauce over the side of the slices, letting the eggs and stuffing show for decorative colors. Use the remaining sauce for pasta, etc.