Teriyaki SteakOnce 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

  1. Prepare the marinade.  Cover the steaks with marinade and let sit for up to 24 hours.
  2. Remove the steaks from the marinade and blot off any excess marinade.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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