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Better Than A-1 Steak Marinade

Name: Better Than A-1 Steak Marinade
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, soy sauce; 1/3 cup, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup, Worcestershire sauce; 4 medium, garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 4 teaspoons); 2 tablespoons, minced fresh chives; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, balsamic vinegar

Marinades

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2007

Most marinades fail miserably, neither tenderizing meat nor adding much flavor. We found a way to quickly do both: double dipping.

YIELD For 4 to 6 individual steaks or one 2-pound steak

TIME 30 minutes, plus 1 hour marinating

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Gather Your Ingredients

½ cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

4 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 4 teaspoons)

2 tablespoons minced fresh chives

1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper

Before You Begin

For information on grilling steaks, see related recipes.

Instructions

Combine soy, oil, sugar, Worcestershire, garlic, chives, and pepper in medium bowl. Remove 1/4 cup marinade and combine with vinegar in small bowl; set aside.

Place remaining marinade and steaks in gallon-size zipper-lock bag; press out as much air as possible and seal bag. Refrigerate 1 hour, flipping bag after 30 minutes to ensure that steaks marinate evenly.

Remove steaks from marinade, letting any excess marinade drip back into bag. Discard bag and marinade. Grill steaks as desired.

Transfer steaks to shallow pan and pour reserved marinade over top. Tent loosely with foil and let rest 10 minutes, turning meat halfway through. Slice steak or serve whole, passing reserved marinade if desired.

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