Serve this great-tasting, tender steak as part of a taco party or with a mixed green salad and sliced avocados.
| Prep Time: | 25 minutes |
| Ready in: | 1 hour 25 minutes (including 1 hour marinating time) |
| Yield: | 8 servings, about 1.5 ounces each |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 2 cloves garlic , minced | |
| 1/4 cup white vinegar | |
| 2 tablespoons canola oil | |
| 2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper (see Ingredient note) | |
| 1 teaspoon dried oregano | |
| 1 teaspoon ground cumin | |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | |
| 1-1 1/4 pounds flank steak , trimmed of fat | |
Recipe Directions
- Whisk garlic, vinegar, oil, ground chile, oregano, cumin and salt in a small bowl. Place steak in a shallow baking dish and pour marinade over it, turning to coat both sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, turning once, or overnight.
- Preheat grill to high heat. Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the steak until desired doneness, 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium. Transfer to a plate, cover with foil and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice the steak very thinly across the grain. Serve warm or chilled.
Marinate steak in the refrigerator for up to 1 day and/or refrigerate cooked steak for up to 1 day. Slice just before serving.
To oil a grill: Oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.) When grilling delicate foods like tofu and fish, it is helpful to spray the food with cooking spray.
Ingredient note: Ancho chile peppers, one of the most popular dried chiles used in Mexico, are dried poblano peppers. They have a mild, sweet, spicy flavor. Ground ancho chile pepper can be found in the specialty-spice section of large supermarkets, or substitute ground chili powder with a pinch of cayenne.
Health Advantages: low calorie, low carb, low sat fat, low sodium, heart healthy, healthy weight.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 8 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 105 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 0 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 3 g | Dietary Fiber: | 0 g | Cholesterol: | 22 mg | |||
| Fat: | 4 g | Sodium: | 28 mg | Saturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Protein: | 11 g | Potassium: | 137 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Exchanges: | 2 lean meat | |||||||



