How to Cook Grilled Herb Skirt Steak
Serves: 4
Preparation time: overnight
Cooking time: 10 mins
Ingredients needed to make Grilled Herb Skirt Steak:
For the steak:
- 1 ½ lb skirt steak, trimmed
- 5 large garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice, divided
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 2 tsp dried thyme, divided
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes, crushed
- 2 ½ tsp dried oregano, divided
- 4 ½ tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the lemon-feta potatoes:
- 1 ½ lb small potatoes, sliced into wedges
- ¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp dry white wine
Cooking instructions for Grilled Herb Skirt Steak:
- Stuff the skirt steak within a large Ziploc bag and pour in a couple of tbsp leom juice and red wine vinegar.
- Scatter 3 smashed garlic cloves into it, along with 1 tsp thyme, ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp oregano, ½ tsp black pepper, mint, red pepper flakes and a drizzling of 2 tbsp olive oil and seal.
- Flip the bag and squish several times to coat the meat well with the marinade and set aside overnight to marinate.
- Place a rack at a slightly upper position within an oven and warm it up to 400 degrees F.
- Toss the potatoes into a roasting pan and add 2 minced garlic into it.
- Drizzle rest of the oil over them, followed by a splash of remaining lemon juice as well as white wine and sprinkle rest of the dried herbs into it.
- Season with ½ tsp each of salt as well as pepper and stir them all together to coat the potatoes well.
- Roast them in the oven for about 15 minutes.
- Meahwhile, fire up your grill for about 5 minutes to high heat over charcoal fire and grease its grate with a lashing of oil.
- Drain the steak out onto the hot grill grate and grill each side for about 5 minutes or until they are seared evenly on either sides.
- Transfer the meat onto a chopping board and set aside for about 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile, transfer the roasted potatoes into a bowl and toss them well along with crumbled feta and a dash of seasonings until well combined.
- Carve out ¼’’ thick slices from the grilled steak and serve warm alongside the potatoes.
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