Best 5 Chef Johns Grilled Flap Steak Recipes

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CHEF JOHN'S GRILLED MOJO BEEF



Chef John's Grilled Mojo Beef image

This Cuban-inspired mojo marinade would work great as an all-purpose marinade for just about anything destined for the grill, but skirt steak is my top choice.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 2h18m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 pounds beef skirt steak
1 large navel orange, juiced
3 limes, juiced
¼ cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
6 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ onion, thinly sliced
½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon coarse salt for finishing
Lime wedges for serving

Steps:

  • Cut skirt steaks into about 3 or 4 smaller pieces so it's easier to fit them into marinade dish.
  • Whisk orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, cumin, pepper, oregano, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Place skirt steak pieces, 1 at a time, into the marinade to thoroughly coat them. Add sliced onions and toss with the meat.
  • Transfer mixture and marinade to a resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out air, seal bag, and place on a dish. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
  • Transfer pieces of meat onto paper towel-lined rimmed sheet pan to drain for a couple of minutes.
  • Cook over hot coals. Grill first side 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and grill second side until internal temperature is about 125 degrees F (53 degrees C). Look for a shiny glossy surface indicating the meat juice is coming to the surface; this indicates the meat is just about done. Transfer to a plate and allow meat to rest a few minutes.
  • Slice into 1/2-inch slices and arrange on a serving plate. Spoon accumulated juices over the meat. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and chopped cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 50.6 mg, Fat 23.2 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 2116.6 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

CHEF JOHN'S GRILLED FLAP STEAK



Chef John's Grilled Flap Steak image

While it did make for some extremely tasty Asian-style lettuce wraps, you can use flap meat in so many other wonderful ways. You should try this in tacos or Philly cheese steak. I used the grilled meat with lettuce, carrots, red onions, chopped peanuts, and cilantro leaves to make a salad. For the dressing I combined the reserved meat juices, sambal, fish sauce, and rice vinegar to taste. I didn't measure anything, and neither should you.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Beef     Steaks

Time 4h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons green curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons rice vinegar, or more to taste
2 tablespoons coconut milk
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 pinch salt
2 pounds flap steak, trimmed of fat

Steps:

  • Whisk curry paste, fish sauce, rice vinegar, coconut milk, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a large shallow glass or ceramic bowl. Add the flap steak and turn to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours.
  • Remove the flap meat from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Cook flap steak on the preheated grill until it starts to firm and is reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Transfer meat to a plate to rest for at least five minutes before slicing against the grain.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 102.2 mg, Fat 23.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 51.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 831.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

GRILLED COFFEE AND COLA SKIRT STEAK



Grilled Coffee and Cola Skirt Steak image

Two great drinks equals one fantastic marinade for skirt steak, the juiciest and most flavorful piece of meat you can put on a grill. It's smoky and subtly sweet. The flavors are balanced perfectly with the bitterness of the coffee in the grill marks. I really hope you'll give this a try.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Beef     Steaks     Skirt Steak Recipes

Time 8h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle cola-flavored carbonated beverage
½ cup freshly brewed strong coffee
¼ cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
¼ teaspoon Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste
1 (1 1/4 pound) beef skirt steak - trimmed of large fat chunks
salt to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Steps:

  • Place garlic into a nonreactive bowl and whisk in cola, coffee, rice vinegar, ketchup, black pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, rosemary, and hot sauce until thoroughly combined.
  • Unroll the skirt steak and cut into 6-inch lengths with the grain, using a kitchen scissors. Submerge the meat totally in the marinade; place a piece of plastic wrap onto meat and marinade surface. Marinate 8 to 12 hours in refrigerator or overnight.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
  • Remove meat from marinade; save the marinade. Pat meat thoroughly dry with paper towels. Season both sides of meat with salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
  • Pour marinade into a saucepan over medium heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
  • Grill meat on the preheated grill until steak pieces are still pink inside and meat has good grill marks, about 4 minutes per side. Place thin cooked pieces onto thicker pieces of meat to prevent thin ones from overcooking. When the surface of the meat looks shiny and wet from juices being forced up to the surface, the meat is medium-rare to medium in doneness. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a piece should read 125 to 130 degrees F (52 to 54 degrees C).
  • Remove meat to a platter and let rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing thinly across the grain to serve. Drizzle servings with reduced coffee-cola marinade.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.1 g, Cholesterol 44.1 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 720.7 mg, Sugar 11.4 g

CHEF JOHN'S GRILLED FLAP STEAK



Chef John's Grilled Flap Steak image

While it did make for some extremely tasty Asian-style lettuce wraps, you can use flap meat in so many other wonderful ways. You should try this in tacos or Philly cheese steak. I used the grilled meat with lettuce, carrots, red onions, chopped peanuts, and cilantro leaves to make a salad. For the dressing I combined the reserved meat juices, sambal, fish sauce, and rice vinegar to taste. I didn't measure anything, and neither should you.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Beef Steaks

Time 4h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons green curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons rice vinegar, or more to taste
2 tablespoons coconut milk
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 pinch salt
2 pounds flap steak, trimmed of fat

Steps:

  • Whisk curry paste, fish sauce, rice vinegar, coconut milk, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a large shallow glass or ceramic bowl. Add the flap steak and turn to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours.
  • Remove the flap meat from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Cook flap steak on the preheated grill until it starts to firm and is reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Transfer meat to a plate to rest for at least five minutes before slicing against the grain.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 102.2 mg, Fat 23.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 51.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 831.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

CHEF JOHN'S GRILLED FLAP STEAK



Chef John's Grilled Flap Steak image

While it did make for some extremely tasty Asian-style lettuce wraps, you can use flap meat in so many other wonderful ways. You should try this in tacos or Philly cheese steak. I used the grilled meat with lettuce, carrots, red onions, chopped peanuts, and cilantro leaves to make a salad. For the dressing I combined the reserved meat juices, sambal, fish sauce, and rice vinegar to taste. I didn't measure anything, and neither should you.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Beef Steaks

Time 4h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons green curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons rice vinegar, or more to taste
2 tablespoons coconut milk
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 pinch salt
2 pounds flap steak, trimmed of fat

Steps:

  • Whisk curry paste, fish sauce, rice vinegar, coconut milk, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a large shallow glass or ceramic bowl. Add the flap steak and turn to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours.
  • Remove the flap meat from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Cook flap steak on the preheated grill until it starts to firm and is reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Transfer meat to a plate to rest for at least five minutes before slicing against the grain.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 102.2 mg, Fat 23.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 51.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 831.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

Tips:

  • Choose a good quality flap steak: Look for a steak that is at least 1 inch thick and has good marbling.
  • Marinate the steak: Marinating the steak will help to tenderize it and add flavor. You can use a simple marinade made with olive oil, garlic, and herbs, or you can try a more complex marinade with ingredients like soy sauce, ginger, and honey.
  • Grill the steak over high heat: This will help to create a nice crust on the outside of the steak while keeping the inside juicy and tender.
  • Let the steak rest before slicing: This will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the steak, resulting in a more flavorful and tender steak.
  • Serve the steak with your favorite sides: Grilled flap steak pairs well with a variety of sides, such as roasted potatoes, grilled vegetables, or a simple salad.

Conclusion:

Grilled flap steak is a delicious and affordable cut of beef that is perfect for a summer cookout. By following these tips, you can grill a flap steak that is juicy, tender, and flavorful. So next time you're looking for a new steak to try, give grilled flap steak a chance. You won't be disappointed!

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