This Worcestershire Sauce Marinade is a quick and easy way to create flavorful grilled steaks.
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I grew up on my Dad’s grilled steaks. From a very young age, if someone would ask me what I wanted for dinner I would tell them I wanted steak and by steak, I meant my Dad’s steak!
When I grew up and moved away, I missed my Dad…and I missed his steaks! I learned enough from watching him to make a passable steak. I even received compliments when I made them for friends, but I knew they weren’t as good as my Dad’s steaks.
My husband’s father is great at grilling steaks too, but for some reason, he never passed on his knowledge to my husband. I don’t fault him. If my husband was anywhere near as wild as our boys are, I wouldn’t have let him near fire either.
After we married, I would occasionally grill, but as I had children it became harder to do. Shortly after having my second child, my Dad came to visit and offered to grill steaks for me. In my sleep-deprived state, I grabbed him and said, “You must teach my husband how to grill. And not just grill, you must teach him how to grill your steaks”. I am pretty sure both my Dad and my husband thought I was out of my mind, but they are smart enough not to argue with a crazed, sleep-deprived new mother, so they readily agreed to my demands.
Now that my husband is so good at grilling steaks, I prefer to eat at home on the weekends instead of going out for dinner! Especially since for the cost of one dinner at a steak house, I can buy several pounds of Cattleman’s Beef.
The most important step to grilling steaks is to start with good steaks! I picked up Cattleman’s Finest New York Strip Steaks at Smart & Final. My husband also likes Rib Eye steaks. I like sirloin steaks, though my husband thinks they are usually a little too lean. You want some marbling in your steaks. Yes, I realize the marbling is fat, but it does produce a more flavorful steak.
The secret formerly secret ingredient is Worcestershire Sauce. Steak immersed in Worcestershire sauce before grilling is incredibly flavorful! My Dad always used it and now my husband does too. He marinates the steaks in Worcestershire sauce for about an hour before grilling. Then he adds the spices before placing them on the grill.
Every time my husband makes steaks, I tell him I need to share the recipe for his Worcestershire Steak Marinade, but he always says, “No, it’s too simple to share”. But he forgets that at one time, he didn’t know how to use Worcestershire sauce on steaks, so it can’t be that simple. Besides, just because a recipe is simple, doesn’t mean it isn’t a great recipe!
Grilled Steaks with Worcestershire Sauce Marinade Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 -3 pounds steak
- ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the steaks. Flip to coat the steaks. Let the steaks marinate in the Worcestershire sauce for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Light the charcoal about 15 minutes before you want to grill.
- Sprinkle half the garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper on the steaks. Flip the steaks and sprinkle the rest the spices on the other side of the steaks.
- Spread the coals out.
- Place the steaks on the grill. Grill for 4 – 6 minutes depending on how close the steaks are to the heat source.
- Flip and grill for another 4 – 6 minutes.
- Flip and grill for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Flip one last time and grill for an additional 2 – 3 minutes.
- Remove the steaks from the grill and allow them to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
We have a deep charcoal grill, so my husband grills the steaks for 6 minutes on each side and then cooks them for 3 minutes on each side. However, my husband said, that you can reduce this time if you are working with a grill where the heat source is closer to the meat.
My husband likes his steak well done, so he cooks it to an internal temperature of 150. I like mine medium rare, so he cooks my steak to an internal temperature of 135. My kids prefer medium steaks, so he cooks theirs to an internal temperature of 140.
Printable Recipe for Worcestershire Sauce Marinade
Grilled Steaks with Worcestershire Sauce Marinade
Ingredients
- 2 -3 pounds steak
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the steaks. Flip to coat. Let sit for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Light the charcoal about 15 minutes before you want to cook.
- Sprinkle half the garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper on the steaks. flip and spread the rest the spices on the other side of the steaks.
- Spread the coals out.
- Place steaks on the grill. Grill for 4 - 6 minutes depending on how close the steaks are to the heat source.
- Flip and grill for another 4 - 6 minutes.
- Flip and grill for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Flip one last time and grill for an additional 2 - 3 minutes.
- Remove the steaks from the grill and allow them to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
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My oldest son went back for seconds. My husband cooked about 3 pounds of steak, but even with my son going back for seconds, we only ate a little over a pound of steak. That means I have leftovers to use in salads, wraps, and casseroles throughout the week. Here are some leftover steak recipe ideas.
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Dom says
This is awesome. I googled this because I wanted to see if this were a popular method. My dad also makes his steaks this way and they are great. I now make mine like this too.
Mary Jo says
Oh my…YUMMY! We LOVE a good steak out here in Wisconsin! Thank you for sharing this!!!!!
Michelle @ Simplify, Live, Love says
YUM! Your father’s marinade sounds quite a lot like my husbands. So good. And grilled steak is on my menu plan this week, too. 🙂 I can’t wait.