Grilled Ginger-Marinated Flank Steak

Serves
serves 2-4

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In desolate northern Nevada, the massive festival Burning Man conjures a weeklong city from thin air, bringing pop-up restaurants, bakeries, and bars. For her pop-up supper club at the festival, marketing consultant Victoria Davies created this grilled steak recipe, which first appeared in our June/July 2014 issue with Kevin Farrell's story "Fire in the Desert." Honey adds a contrasting sweetness to the charred tender beef suffused with ginger, lime, and garlic, which can be marinated anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.

Ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp. fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving
1 tbsp. honey
8 cloves garlic, peeled
1 (5") piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 (1 1/2-lb.) flank steak

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Instructions

Step 1

Purée oil, lime juice, honey, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper in a food processor until smooth; pour into a bowl. Add steak and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or chill overnight.

Step 2

Heat a charcoal grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. (Alternatively, heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium-high.) Remove flank from marinade; grill, turning as needed, until slightly charred and cooked to desired doneness, 6–8 minutes for medium rare or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of the steak reads 125°. Let steak rest 10 minutes; thinly slice against the grain and serve with lime wedges.

Purée oil, lime juice, honey, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper in a food processor until smooth; pour into a bowl. Add steak and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or chill overnight.
Heat a charcoal grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. (Alternatively, heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium-high.) Remove flank from marinade; grill, turning as needed, until slightly charred and cooked to desired doneness, 6–8 minutes for medium rare or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of the steak reads 125°. Let steak rest 10 minutes; thinly slice against the grain and serve with lime wedges.