Once marinated, this is a very easy main dish. Simply grill the steak to the desired doneness using your grill, a grilling fry pan, or your broiler.
You can use bottled marinade from the store but it is more fun to make your own. We tried a number of teriyaki marinade recipes. We cut the resulting steaks into cubes and paraded crew members (plus an appliance repairmen who was there to replace a microwave) by to try them out. Everyone voted on the best steak. The results were not unanimous so our top three are listed below.
Ingredients
4 6-ounce skirt steaks or similar beef cuts
vegetable oil
salt and pepper
Directions
- Prepare the marinade. Cover the steaks with marinade and let sit for up to 24 hours.
- Remove the steaks from the marinade and blot off any excess marinade.
- Cook over medium-high heat until the meat reaches the desired doneness turning 1/4 turn to achieve grill marks. Salt and pepper if necessary.
- Remove the steaks from the grill and let sit for three to five minutes. Cut on the bias and serve.
Teriyaki Marinade #1
Mirin is a sweet-tasting Japanese clear liquid. We bought ours from Fred Meyer’s.
1/3 cup mirin
1/2 cup cooking sherry
1/3 cup Japanese-style soy sauce
1 small granny smith, grated
Mix all the ingredients together.
Teriyaki Marinade #2
Hoisin sauce is available in most grocery stores including the grocery store in our little town of 3,000. .
1/3 cup hoisin sauce
1/3 cup cooking sherry
2 tablespoons Japanese-style soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 clove minced garlic
Mix all the ingredients together.
Teriyaki Marinade #3
1/3 cup peanut oil
3 tablespoons cooking sherry
1/3 cup Japanese-style soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 clove minced garlic
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon orange zest
Mix all the ingredients together.
