Showing posts with label delicious. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delicious. Show all posts

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Balsamic Steak

My first episode into healthy cooking started New Years day.  I decided Balsamic Steak sounded delicious, and I'd never had balsamic anything - so it seemed like a nice adventurous way to start things off. I decided to pair this with a baked Russet potato with fat free sour cream, some NoSalt & pepper.
(please be aware, all measurements are approximate...I don't really use measuring spoons/cups)
Balsamic Steak
2 T balsamic vinegar
2 t steak sauce (I used A1)
(2) 8oz boneless top sirloin steaks  (sirloin is a good lean cut that requires little to no fat trimming)
1 slice of deli-swiss cheese cut in half

In a small bowl, combine balsamic vinegar and steak sauce.  Rub steak down with coarsely ground pepper.  I then decided to tenderize my steak, and place it in a tupperware container with the vinegar/steak sauce mix and let it marinate all day.  If you're in a pinch, it will be fine without marinating. If you marinate, make another batch of vinegar/steak sauce to drizzle over steak while it's cooking.
When it's time to cook the steak:
Turn on broiler - place steak on broiler pan and drizzle mixture over steak.
Broil for 7 minutes
Turn steak over, drizzle more sauce
Broil another 5-7 minutes depending on your desired doneness.  Mine broiled for another 5 for a lovely medium. (Medium rare 145*, medium 160*, well done 170*)
Take steak out, add half slice of swiss cheese to each piece of steak, stick back in oven and broil for 1 minute to melt cheese.

You choose how to serve this. You can cut it in slices, you can cut each steak in half for the perfectly sized portion!