How to Make a Sweet Steak Marinade

Use a sweet marinade to add flavor to steak.

While plain steak seasoned with simply some salt and pepper is good, why not make your next family dinner a little more special by dressing up your steak with a sweet and simple marinade. Not only will this marinade add a lot of flavor to the meat, but it will also make it juicier and help to tenderize it. Since this marinade has just a few basic ingredients that you may already have at home and takes only a few minutes to make, it can be made in large batches and is a good recipe to use when entertaining.

Things You'll Need

• Mixing bowl
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple juice
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoons ginger
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• Fork
• 4 or 5 thawed beef steaks (depending on the size of the steaks)
• Casserole dish or large freezer bag
• Plastic wrap

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until the mixture is smooth and the brown sugar is dissolved.

2. Poke both sides of each steak about 4 times with a fork. This will allow the meat to absorb the marinade better.

3. Place the steaks in a casserole dish or in a large freezer bag and pour the marinade over it. Make sure that all the pieces of meat are properly coated with the mixture.

4. Cover the casserole dish with plastic wrap after you have poured the marinade over the meat. If you are using a freezer bag, make sure to tightly seal it, making sure there is no air in the bag.

5. Place the casserole dish or freezer bag in the fridge and let the meat marinade for at least 4 hours. For best results, let the meat marinade over night.

6. Cook the meat however you wish, such as on a grill or baked in the oven.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not pour marinade left over in the bottom of the casserole dish or freezer bag on top of cooked meat. Dispose of it as it has been contaminated by the raw meat.

References

• BBC GoodFood: Sweet Steak Marinade