Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE steak. They also know that I never cook steak. Honestly, I have no clue how to cook it without it being super well done but I like mine medium…nice and pink. So, about a month ago I went to a local Mexican restaurant and had “Lime Marinated Flank Steak,” it was cooked a little too much for my liking but damn was it good! I thought to myself, I can totally make this at home! So I did just that and guess what, mine was better!
Ingredients:
- 1 flank steak (size depends on how many you’re cooking for, mine was about 1.25lbs)
- juice from 4 limes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- handful of fresh cilantro
- couple tablespoons olive oil
- black pepper to taste
Instructions:
From what I’ve read and seen on Food Network, flank steaks tend to be a tough cut of meat. You need to “pound the hell out of it” and HAVE to marinade it.
- Place your flank steak on the counter between 2 pieces of parchment paper
- Using a meat tenderizer tool, start pounding out your steak. Make sure to pound both sides
- In a blender or using a hand mixer (I use a Magic Bullet Blender) blend the juice of 4 limes, 4 cloves garlic, cilantro, olive oil and black pepper.
- Taste it, if you like more of a certain ingredient, add it.
- Take a plastic storage container coat the bottom with your marinade
- Put the flank steak on top and stab a few holes in it
- Pour the rest of the marinade on top
- The longer you can let it sit in the fridge marinating, the better. I did mine for about a day.
- When you’re ready to cook (grill it if you like, I don’t have a grill), place steak in a hot skillet
- Cook about 5-7 minutes each side depending on how you like your steak
- Now for the most important step, once the steak is done cooking, thinly slice it against the grain
- ENJOY!
Paleo Prima Donna 
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