Best steak marinade

[rhshvac]

The best marinade I have found for steak (and really any meats) is Daddy Hinkles!! Yummm Yummm. You can soak in this marinade as long as you want to but it is actually a five min. marinade. It is really good stuff. I marinade the meat and then smoke it on the smoker with mesquite or hickory wood. Give it a try sometime and enjoy.

[renaissanse man]

I see this is your 1st post. Are you Daddy Hinkle or a Daddy Hinkle agent? This would be a first for the food forum. Normally spammers show up in gen disc pushing cell phone for good price or plasma tv for good deal. :D
I will look up this mystical "Daddy Hinkle" and try some. The sales pitch worked.

[rhshvac]

no, I'm not a rep. just really like it. :)

[maeistero]

:)

I start a few 1.5-2" thick t-bone or kc strips from the butcher, not the grocery store. Then rub em hard in emeril's steak seasoning, rock salt and dry mustard to tenderize and flavor a little. Never puncture them with a fork to get seasoning in, you'll end up with a dry steak instead of juicy tender meat.

Next toss them in a gallon ziplock with a cup or two of lemon juice, worchestire and a couple tablespoons olive oil. Refridgerate for 4-6hrs, turn it over every hour.

Grill hot 2min, flip it and another 2min. If the coals are right, you'll have a perfect medium rare.

[rhshvac]

That sounds really good. I will have to give it a try!

[jrbenny]

If I use marinade on my steak (not very often), I'll mix lemon juice, worchestire, and soy sauce. Soak for equal time on both sides. Cook as desired.

Also works on pork steaks!

[k-fridge]

I use Dale's most of the time. I also like a Jack Daniels marinade occasionally.

[xomega]

http://www.mccormick.com/productdetail.cfm?ID=6209


i love this stuff:)

[dcx516]

i usually rub Montreal steak seasoning onto the meat. then i put the meat in a foodsaver vacuum bag with some cut up cherry tomatoes and toss in a shot glass of red wine and a shot glass of soy sauce. i seal the bag and toss it in the fridge over night. the steak tastes perfect every time

[alex_in_fl]

One of the best steaks I recall eating was marinated in soy sauce and garlic salt.

I like to marinate in soy/Dale's sauce, shake on garlic powder and a bit of black pepper.

[alex_in_fl]

One of the best steaks I recall eating was marinated in soy sauce and garlic salt.

I like to marinate in soy/Dale's sauce, shake on garlic powder and a bit of black pepper. Then brush on a bit of butter when grilling it.

Or for a GREAT steak do the above but cook some bacon on the rack above the steak. The bacon grease drops on the steak, the rolls in to the fire. This gives great flavor and helps sear the steak. Try it, you'll like it!

[innovator]

as a steak grilling lover I couldnt resist, even though this seems so off topic!

o.k. Yoshidas, Kirkland Mesquite seasoning enough to cover front and back mildly, garlic salt and a small amount of lime.
Wow. 8hrs and you are loving this masterpiece.

[Green Mountain]

To me there is no better breakfast than Loudon Broil, fried eggs over easy and home fries.

This cut of meat tends to be tough. So the night before I sprinkle it with a little Adolf's Meat Tenderizer, rub the meat down with K-Paul Meat Magic and then marinate it is cider vinegar over night.

The next morning I cook it on the grill or broil it. It is then sliced at a 45° angle against the grain.

[DuJane]

i usually rub Montreal steak seasoning onto the meat. then i put the meat in a foodsaver vacuum bag with some cut up cherry tomatoes and toss in a shot glass of red wine and a shot glass of soy sauce. i seal the bag and toss it in the fridge over night. the steak tastes perfect every time

I'm also a big fan of using the FoodSaver bags to marinate meat. The flavors are always better with the vacuum sealed bag than a standard Ziploc.

I freeze a lot of chicken in the marinade so that when I'm in a rush, I can grab the bag out of the freezer before I leave for work and it's thawed and ready to go on the grill when I get home.

[centralairekc]

Rub salt and pepper into the steak. Then coat the steak with butter, be generous. Then let the steak sit out in the ambient air for at least 30 minutes, this makes any steak better for some reason. Then throw it on the barbi. IT TASTES JUST LIKE AN OUTBACK STEAK HOUSE STEAK!!!

[kruzer2001]

Susan's southern meat marinade. Best store bought marinade I've ever tasted, also great on pork or chicken.

[y7turbo]

none. Good steak by itself makes me smile.

[iyaayas]

I found this rub to be pretty good.

Perini Ranch Steak Rub
From Texas Beef Council and Tom Perini

A texas-style steak rub worth committing to memory! Easy-to-find spices combine to add fantastic flavor to any steak, while helping to seal in the natural juices.
Ingredients
· 2 teaspoons corn starch or flour
· 2 teaspoons salt
· 5 tablespoons coarse-ground pepper
· 1/2 teaspoon oregano
· 4 teaspoons garlic powder
· 4 teaspoons onion powder
· 1 teaspoon paprika
· 1 teaspoon beef stock base (granulated)

Directions
1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Either sprinkle or rub into meat before cooking.

[jpb2]

Dan, that avatar does not even resemble you is that the new and improved Curtis ? Take care , jeff.

[aircooled53]

Soak up the flavor. Texas style!:eek:

The right marinade enhances the steak's natural flavors and with the proper ingredients it can serve as a tenderizer. Marinades are a combination of basic liquids like wine, oil or vegetable juices and a blend of herbs and spices. But no matter what you throw in the mix, every marinade needs two ingredients: an acid and an emulsifier.

The acid ingredient can be anything from alcohol to citrus juice. This breaks down connective tissue and increases tenderness. The emulsifier is typically oil, used to carry seasonings deeper into the meat.

For simply adding flavor, marinate anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours. For tenderization, it's a slightly bigger commitment. The beef must marinate for at least six hours.

For best results, rotate meat as it marinates and be sure to bring the steaks back to room temperature before placing them on the grill or they won't cook evenly. Allow 1/4 to 1/2 cup marinade for each 1 to 2 lbs of beef.


The original Texas marinade is Mesquite. That's why at Texas Steakhouse & Saloon, our steaks are perfectly flame-grilled over fresh mesquite wood chips. So that every bite you take is infused with the bold flavors of this natural hardwood.

[cjcargo]

Exactly what Aircooled53 wrote.

I use olive oil, Beer(or Wine), Worchestershire, and spices; on steak. Limit the salt prior to cooking it dries the meat out.
Sometimes I add honey and soy sauce instead of the Worchestershire on Chicken, and cover it most of the cooking time
Pork: simular to the steak mix, but near the end of the cooking I add a little Barbeque sauce. Or belive it or not french dressing adds a great flavor also!

I never use anything with vineger in it unless its game cuts of meats.

Sometimes trial and error has played a role in my cooking. I've use orange juice, butter, and Sprite also.

[umyeah300]

O.k. here you can kill to birds with one stone.

O.k. in a large Tupperware bowl E.V.O.O,Montreal steak seasoning,Worcestershire, about half a head fresh garlic finely chopped, 1 red bell pepper, 1 orange bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 onion of choice(we usually use Bermuda),some Porcini mushrooms,fresh ground pepper,pich of chili powder, and onion powder and some red or white wine vinegar. combine all ingredients with steak of choice we usually get top sirloin from our butcher thats slightly aged. Best if you can marinate over night.grill steaks to your liking and fry up vegetables in a separate pan. Works well as fajitas with accouterments or just a vegetable side to your steaks. Best in the west.

Umyeah:):):):)

Oh by the by add a little more E.V.O.O to your vegetable pan.

Steak sauce is for bad steaks!!!!!

[OuTcAsT]

the best marinade I have found is Mix up some "Good Seasons Italian dressings mix as per instructions, then, add teryaki sauce in an equal amount. Marinade meat overnite in fridge, grill and baste with leftover as needed. yummmmmmm.

[dec]

Have always put the steak in a meat loaf pan. put in worstshuer sauce, garlic salt, meat tenderizer, and pepper. Let it set in frig overnight, flipping it over whenever you happen to be getting something out of the fridg.

Throw on barbacue and use whats left in meatloaf pan to pour on it as it cooks.

Pretty plain but have done it that way over 30 years.

If Im feeling like I want a sauce with it after its done ......... put a couple drops of Dave's hot sauce in some BUBBA's steak sauce.

[nvr2old]

A good out of the bottle marinate is Stubbs from Austin Texas

[key]

1 part Worcestershier
1 part olive oil
1 part balsamic
1 part soya sauce
1 part grainey mustard

for tough cuts of meat, add 3 parts Coca-Cola

[citywide service]

I took some KC masterpiece honey teryaki marinade and some St. James Winery Velvet Red wine and mixed equal parts and marinade overnight...OH MY GOD! That was the the most tender and tasty steak I have ever grilled!

I am by far not the grill master some of you are but I get lucky every once in a while and something turns out right.

I am taking notes on this thread so keep the recipes commin!

Thanks,

CW.

[hvacpope]

1 part Worcestershier
1 part olive oil
1 part balsamic
1 part soya sauce
1 part grainey mustard

for tough cuts of meat, add 3 parts Coca-Cola


thanks a lot, I tried it a few times and everytime taste better.

[jpb2]

Sea salt and cracked pepper. Grill to 125 let it rest a bit

[smallstuff]

Keep it real simple. Port wine, garlic, black pepper, and habanero sauce. I never measure anything. Note you can get by with a cheap port wine $5.99 fairbanks (red) is what I use.

[deaner]

I use wine,A-1 sauce, garlic salt and peper, seasoned peper, horse radishand a dash of syrup. This makes a very good marinade. There are so many good marinades some are changed by the amount of each ingredient.

[Dunfudgin]

Stubbs for steak.

A few hours is right, overnight is too strong.

D

[howellheating]

If you put your steaks in the oven first before you grill them there will be less gray and more pink in the inside. If they cook from a higher internal temp to begin with they wont turn gray as much.

Put them in the oven on the lowest setting for 20 minutes. then pull them out and put a little kosher salt on them. cook to medium or med rare. then pull them off and while you let them rest add a mixture of rosemary butter and fresh ground black pepper. GOOD LUCK :cool:

[spotts]

Boy, alot of different ideas here. In my opinion, the best trick to a great grilled steak is to let it come up to room temp before you grill it. I take cold steaks, rub them with light olive oil, then rub on montreal steak seasoning. I set um on a plate on the counter, and grill um in a couple of hours when their warm. Putting a cold steak on a grill lets um collect black sooty stuff.

[aljones]

I use the Stubb's beef marinade...goood stuff! ;)

[draftingricky]

Anybody ever try Kinkomenns meat marinade?
It is with the asian food marinades area of krogers.
you only have to put it on the steaks for 30 minutes.

[perrybucsdad]

Yum... lots of good ideas here.

My favorite marinade is take some good steaks, place them in a gallon zip lock bag and pour in about 1 cup of a good bourbon or a good scotch. Let them be happy for about an hour in the fridge. Bring them out and let them warm up to room temp while the grill warms up and then grill away.

[ceg22]

salt,peper cooked over open flame till juice runs clear. Remove rest 5 min.

[cl60cruzer]

If you live south of the mason-dixon line the grocery stores carry a marinade from Dales steakhouse in Birmingham Al. All I can say is every northerner i've used it on loves it

[Green Mountain]

. All I can say is every northerner i've used it on loves it

Don't the Yankees get pizzed off when you try to marinade them ???????:rolleyes:

[gruntly]

Don't the Yankees get pizzed off when you try to marinade them ???????:rolleyes:

Is way better marinading from the inside out;)

[KLEINman]

Lysanders beef rub, hands down my favorite.