Grilled Cracked Pepper Sirloin Steak

Steak and Pepper. Pepper and Steak. Sounds good either way. Sirloin can be so boring but let's add some flavor and grill it up.

Starting with trimming and tenderizing with a mechanical meat tenderizer. Follow with a brine to add some taste and moisture. Add some cracked pepper and grill carefully.


Rating

My wife (the garlic and pepper meatasaurus) just kept eating it.

Trim 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of sirloin steak. Use a mechanical meat tenderizer if available to prep meat. If not available, use a narrow knife and puncture each side about 20 times.

Mix 2 cups cold water with 2 T Worcestershire sauce, 2 T soy sauce, 2 T table salt, 1 T garlic powder and 1 t cayenne pepper in an 1 gallon zip lock bag. Seal and mix very well.

Submerge steak and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

Preheat on high for at least 15 minutes. Clean and oil grill.  Remove from marinade, lightly rinse and pat dry. Sprinkle with 1 t of cracked pepper.

Grill over high heat for 5-6 minutes per side initially and then flip occasionally until internal temp of about 150 depending on your taste. About 20-22 minute total grill time.

Grilled Cracked Pepper Sirloin Steak

by DrDan at 101 Cooking For Two July-8-2011

Steak and Pepper. Pepper and Steak. Sounds good either way. Sirloin can be so boring but let's add some flavor and grill it up.

Starting with trimming and tenderizing with a mechanical meat tenderizer. Follow with a brine to add some taste and moisture. Add some cracked pepper and grill carefully.

Ingredients

• 1 to 1 1/2 pounds sirloin steak
• 2 cups cold water
• 2 T Worcestershire sauce
• 2 T soy sauce
• 2 T table salt
• 1 T garlic powder
• 1 t cayenne pepper

Instructions

1) Trim 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of sirloin steak. Use a mechanical meat tenderizer if available to prep meat. If not available, use a narrow knife and puncture each side about 20 times.2) Mix 2 cups cold water with 2 T Worcestershire sauce, 2 T soy sauce, 2 T table salt, 1 T garlic powder and 1 t cayenne pepper in an 1 gallon zip lock bag. Seal and mix very well.3) Submerge steak and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.4) Preheat on high for at least 15 minutes. Clean and oil grill. Remove from marinade, lightly rinse and pat dry. Sprinkle with 1 t of cracked pepper.5) Grill over high heat for 5-6 minutes per side initially and then flip occasionally until internal temp of about 150 depending on your taste. About 20-22 minute total grill time.

Details

Prep time: 1 hour 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Yield: 3-4 servings

Updated

September 14 2011

DrDan