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

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 249cal

Kilojoules 1040kJ

Protein 34g

Total fat 12g

–Saturated fat 5g

Carbohydrates 0g

–Sugars 0g

Dietary fibre 0g

Sodium 160mg

Calcium 20mg

Iron 4mg

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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