Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Chimichurri.
You guys. I’m kinda sorta glad it’s Monday. Officially getting old here.
It’s not my typical thought at the start of every week, but I’m aching to get back to the grind today and get moving in the kitchen. I’m ready to trash things up with some inappropriate pairings and eat my weight in avocado toast.
Yesterday I spent a large amount of my time flying home from Salt Lake City and it included some bigtime airplane karma in the form of four screaming toddlers behind me on my four hour flight. This is obviously leftover fate and well deserved from that time I was on an airplane with Bev and didn’t shut up for over four hours straight. I get whatever is coming to me in the air. Maybe it has something to do with a theme of fours?
Now. On to steak.
Well. It’s not really even about the steak… it’s about the sauce.
I’ve been loving on chimichurri ever since the middle of last summer when we ate a dish of the most tender hanger steak covered in the green stuff. It was heavy on the cilantro, so of course I completely loved it and couldn’t recreate it any other way.
If you’re a cilantro hater here, you’ll probably want to cry. The bad news is that this is a super cilantro heavy chimichurri. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be, and you can play around with your own ratio of parsley and cilantro. Deal?
People have very strong emotional reactions to cilantro. I get it. Replace cilantro with fennel seeds and I become your worst nightmare.
So honestly, the chimichurri has blown my mind. I don’t think it’s any secret how crazy I am over flank steak, but just how much flavor this gorgeous herby spread stuff adds?! Holy cow. I’m wowed. Enough to rhyme.
The steak too though. We prepare flank steak often, but I wanted to emphasize some sweetness with this version. It sounded so… GOOD – so good with the chimichurri which has a bit of a vinegary tang. And I flip over anything with a vinegary tang. Give me all of the pickles and olives in the universe please.
The flavor of the steak alone was to die for, but WITH the chimichurri? Don’t even know what to do with myself.
I was practically eating the chimichurri with a spoon. Well, I was eating it with a spoon. It goes with everything. Like… a spoon.
My point is that these two things, so seemingly simple, made a huge bang on my plate. So much flavor. So much love. This is the easiest thing ever but you get to do whatever you want with it. Eat it however you’d like. Serve it with potatoes or salads or tortillas or by itself as a snack. Dip the steak into the chimichurri and eat it like pretzels with dip.
I have no idea who would do that last one.
Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Chimichurri
Ingredients
- 2 pound flank steak, about 1-inch thick
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
chimichurri
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 2/3 cup fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh oregano
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Add the flank steak to a large baking dish and season it with the salt and pepper. In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil, brown sugar and garlic cloves, then cover the steak with it and place it in the fridge to marinate. I marinate anywhere from 2 hours to overnight.
- When you’re ready to cook the steak, you can grill, broil or pan sear it to your liking. I tend to broil it as I find that easiest. Preheat the broiler in your oven and move the oven rack as close as possible. Place the steak on a broiler pan or baking sheet and broil on each side for about 5 minutes. This will result to a medium to medium-well doneness in my oven.
- Allow the steak to rest for 10 minutes before slicing it thinly against the grain. Serve it immediately with the chimichurri.
chimichurri
- Combine the parsley, cilantro, oregano and garlic in a food processor and pulse until small leaves and pieces remain. Add in the vinegar and pulse once more. With the processor going, stream in the olive oil and mix until just combined. Stir in the salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Taste and season additionally if needed. Store sealed in the fridge for up to a week or so.
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(okay now I’m over Monday at this point.)
182 Comments on “Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Chimichurri.”
I love a good chimichurri — something so satisfying about it!
This looks simply AMAZING, MUST have now!
There’s local Tex Mex restaurant here that serves chimichurri with pasalito’s. But really.. what wouldn’t you want to put it on? Crazy good.
Oh this chimichurri looks packed with flavor! And it’s good to know someone else out there eats their weight in avocado toast :)
The husband always turns up his nose at hanger steak, but he loves chimichurri. Think I could sneak this one past him. Thanks!
In my opinion you could add chimichuri to anything and it would be divine.
My Italian mother-in-law makes a spread out of parsley that is absolutely delicious. Yours with cilantro though will surely rival hers. LOVE cilantro. I am definitely trying this one!
May I ask what is in your mother-in-law’s fabulous parsley spread? I have a lot of parsley growing in my garden & would love to try it. This chimichurri looks fabulous!
I had my man child of a husband pester me for an entire 3 hours on our flight to Cancun last week. He can’t sit still to save his life. I’m all about the cilantro, so load me up. This looks so good!
Made this last night…SO good! Huge hit with the husband. But why oh why does broiling something smoke out my whole house?? My crappy oven that is only a year old?…sigh.
Oh my goodness, this looks so good! I also love vinegary tang, so this would be perfect for me ;)
I have been making this for the past couple of years, but I have never added brown sugar to it. I will be from now on! I LOVE chimichurri, and wish I knew more stuff to add it to. I wish I wasn’t snowed in, because now I really want it!
This looks ammmmmmazing…but I have a huge cilantro hater on my hands. What do you think substituting arugula for cilantro would be like? I feel like it could work, maybe less than a cup of arugula and more parsley so it’s not too peppery? I want to make this but he will flip his lid over the slightest hint of cilantro flavor!!
Steak and Chimichurri is one of my all time favorite combination! Gorgeous photos!
Since we raise a few cows and have a freezer full of beef, I was drawn to this amazing recipe. I think it was calling my name. Ha! I love cilantro and this whole plate appeals to me. Plus, your photos are fabulous!
Think I am going to make a big batch of this and take the Chicago Food Swap. Love the cilantro-heavy version!
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I made this last night and it was AMAZING! SO looking forward to the leftovers tonight. Thank you!
I’ve just discovered your blog. LOVING the recipes. Making lots of things for baby showers and super bowl parties this weekend! And making this for dinner right now!
I have never had Chimichurri…does anyone know if this would this be good lightly spread on a pizza and steak strips?
I absolutely love chimichurri! I like to make it with fresh squeezed lime juice instead of the red wine vinegar…really seems to brighten it up even more!
Mondays are always so much better with a good meal.
I have no words. We ate this last night and it was fabulous! Thanks for the recipe – can’t wait to make it again.
Seriously, the best flank steak I’ve made. The brown sugar and chimichurri are the perfect paring.
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OMG this sauce! I’ve actually had it with just a spoon because it was that good. We had it with lamb that my husband roasted and it was delicious. Today I was running on low and decided to open a pita bread, fill it with some leftover chicken, sliced onions and this sauce and yummmmyyyy! I am so glad I saved this recipe when I was clearing out my inbox. Thank you!
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My oven is really old and I am afraid that the broiler won’t get hot enough to cook the steak. What kind of pan do you suggest I use when searing it on the stove top?
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Absolutely delicious! Made thins last. Ight on the grill. Marinaded flank for 6 hours. So simple . Also made chimichurri which was a great accompaniment to the steak.. Thanks
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Looks delicious, really like chimichurri, thaks for the great post.
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I have made this so many times and I am making this again tonight! Thank you again for an awesome recipe with such great flavors that’s easy for a weeknight meal. You rock!
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