Beef steak with simple marinade

Author: Sarah Swain - Food writer, stylist and recipe creator

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

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This is the best quick steak marinade, perfect for grilling up juicy, flavorful steaks – even cheap cuts! – so tasty you won’t need sauce.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 40 mins , including marinating

Ingredients

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4 sirloin steaks (125-150g each), fat-trimmed
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon or wholegrain mustard

Instructions

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1 Place steaks in a non-metallic dish. Mix garlic, oil, vinegar, parsley and mustard together. Use to coat steaks. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

2 Spray steak with oil. Once barbecue is hot, use long tongs to place steak on barbecue.

3 Cook steak to your liking (see How to barbecue steak for timing guidelines and tips). Remove steak from heat. Leave to rest for a few minutes before serving.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 249 cal

Kilojoules 1040 kJ

Protein 34 g

Total fat 12 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 0 g

Sugar 0 g

Dietary fibre 0 g

Sodium 160 mg

Calcium 20 mg

Iron 4 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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