Last Updated on January 14, 2023 by Michelle
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I mean I use maple in most recipes in my farmhouse kitchen. But maple on steak? Really? Maple Steak Marinade? This one shocked even me until I discovered just how amazingly delicious my little experiment was.
I started off with a sirloin steak, roughly around 1 1/2 pounds. But before I share the marinade recipe, there are a few other things I do that make this the best steak ever…
3 Tips for Preparing a Delicious Steak
I have three tips for preparing your steak that make a world of difference:
• USE A QUICK MARINATOR.
This is a game changer. I was always forgetting to prepare ahead of time so my meat could soak for a minimum of 1/2 and hour. Using this instant marinator means I can prepare this meal even if I didn’t prepare ahead. Score.
• ADD GOOD FLAVOR.
Just salt and pepper is fine, but once I discovered this wholesome, delicious seasoning, I can’t marinate meat without it. It’s THAT good. I love it so much I asked for a discount so you could try it too… use code SWEETSALT to save 15% off your entire order.
• USE TONGS.
I used to always poke forks into my steaks. Haphazardly. Often. Now I cringe at the thought. You see, every little poke is one more hole for the wonderful juices to escape. I’d like to keep those in my steak, to up the yum factor thank you. So use tongs like these.
• SEAR FIRST.
This step always seemed like an unnecessary pain to me. Why add one more thing to the recipe? Wasn’t it just for appearance of the meat? Who cares what shade of brown it is? What I didn’t understand is the depth of flavor that searing offers my meat. It’s just too good to pass up.
• SAVE YOUR BACON GREASE.
Honestly, if you’re only going to take one of my tips to heart, this one is the one. I realize you may think I’m crazy, but trust me it’s crazy delicious… I use bacon fat to grease my cast iron before adding in my steak to sear it. Yep. Bacon fat. I save my drippings in a glass jar in my fridge.
Pork lard is also amazing for this. Check out my Complete Guide to Lard if you’d like to know more.
For a 1 1/2 pound steak, you could easily double this marinade recipe. You could even triple it, honestly. Then I seared the meat for 2 minutes on each side and transferred the cast iron skillet right from the stove to the preheated oven (preheated to 400), where it cooks until the right doneness, which was 20 minutes for me.
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And now for that recipe!
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- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp maple syrup birch syrup is also delicious in this
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4-1/2 tsp salt
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- Mix ingredients together. Feel free to double, triple, or quadruple amounts, depending on how much steak you're marinating. (For a 1.5 pound steak, I double this marinade.)
- Rub steak with your favorite rub. (I like to use Redmond's Garlic Pepper.)
- Marinade steak for at least 30 minutes, preferably all day. Or use an instant marinator. I love mine!
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Heat cast iron pan till nice and hot.
- Add bacon grease or another fat, such as butter, to your hot pan.
- Sear steak for 1-2 minutes on each side, using tongs to turn your steak, and leaving steak for the full time on each side, not flipping back and forth.
- Place steak, in your cast iron pan, directly into the oven for roughly 10-15 minutes.
Listen, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Isaiah 55:2
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