Chipotle-Marinated Beef Flank Steak

Give Flank Steak time to marinate in a mixture of lime juice, chipotle peppers and garlic before grilling. You'll love it!

  • 30
    min
  • 6
    SERVINGS
  • 170
    Cal
  • 24 g
    Protein

Ingredients & Cooking

Ingredients:

Marinade:
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons minced chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons adobo sauce (from chilies)
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime peel

Cooking:

  1. Combine marinade ingredients in small bowl; mix well. Place beef Flank Steak and marinade in food-safe plastic bag; turn steak to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 6 hours or as long as overnight.
  2. Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Place steak on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 11 to 16 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 16 to 21 minutes) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally. Carve steak across the grain into thin slices. Season with salt, as desired.
  3. Cook's Tip:

    To broil, place steak on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 2 to 3 inches from heat. Broil flank steak 13 to 18 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning once.



Safe Handling Tips

Nutrition Information

Butcher Counter

Flank Steak Flank Primal

Lean and boneless with lots of intense beef flavor. Best when marinated and grilled or sliced thin and stir-fried.
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