Beer Marinated Skirt Steak

I've never actually used beer to marinate anything. I've used beer in stews and soups and such, but never to marinate.  I saw this recipe on Mexican Made Easy and thought it would be a fun, out of the box, marinade for me.

I chose to marinate the flat iron steak for a good portion of the day. The store didn't have skirt steaks, so flat iron or flank is a good substitute.  I followed this recipe to the T and boy was it worth it.

The beer flavor really came through from the marinade. The orange in the marinade left just a hint of the citrus flavor. Enough for you to realize there was something else in the marinade. 

The Pantry Goat was over to help me sample this dinner and agreed, the meat was fantastic.

Super easy and delicious. What more could you want?

Beer Marinated Skirt Steak
Recipe from Mexican Made Easy, Food Network
Serves 4

• 1 orange, thinly sliced with peel
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, halved and smashed
• 2 1/2 pounds Skirt steak
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup light colored beer (preferably lager style)
• 1/2 cup soy sauce

In a wide, shallow glass baking dish, scatter half of the orange slices, half of the onion slices and half of the garlic pieces on the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the steak all over with salt and pepper and put in the dish on top of the orange and onion slices. Scatter the remaining orange, onion and garlic over the steak and pour in the beer and soy sauce. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 1 hour at room temperature or up to overnight in the refrigerator.

Prepare a barbeque on medium-high heat or preheat a broiler. Remove the meat from the marinade and discard the marinade. Grill the steak to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve as desired.

Jenn Note: So in adding this recipe I realized I didn't include the soy sauce in the marinade...that could explain what the beer taste was so prevalent. I'm just sayin'.