Asian Steak Tips

I know, don’t even say it. I can’t believe I’m posting ANOTHER Asian dish either. I am totally obsessed with all Asian flavors right now. I’m pretty sure my family might be getting sick of my trend, but I don’t care so I’m taking that into consideration for next week’s meal planning. The other Asian recipes I shared last week (Thai Grilled Chicken & Sesame Noodle Bowl), were more of the copycat takeout kind of recipes, whereas, these Asian Steak Tips are considered Asian, only by the marinade that I used.

I was turned off of cooking steak tips for a while because my regular grocery store has gone so downhill with the quality of beef as of late, that I just didn’t even want to spend my money. But over the last several weeks, I’ve been obsessed with a butcher shop that is nearby. I can’t believe it took me so long to discover this place. The quality is awesome and there’s just something beautiful about walking in and having them cut me what I need, fresh, right then and there, on the spot!

My old standby recipe for steak tips is to marinate them in some sort of Italian dressing, preferably one with a zing to it. But, since I knew I wanted to work on tweaking my Lo Mein recipe this week (update coming soon), it just made sense to have an Asian style protein to go with it.

I marinated my tips for about 4 hours because it was mid day when I had this epiphany for Asian Steak Tips. I probably would have liked to let them bathe in the beauty of this marinade a few more hours, but 4 was enough, and lots of flavor was still there.

I served my Asian Steak Tips with a Vegetable Lo Mein, but I think this would be great with steamed broccoli and white rice too. I also think it would be great with a fried rice ( you can just omit the chicken from that recipe).

So my question of the day is where do you buy your meat? A chain grocery store, a butcher shop or somewhere else?

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb steak tips
• 1/4 C soy sauce
• 1/4 C white wine vinegar
• 1/2 C oil (canola, vegetable etc)
• 2 T honey
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 T ginger paste
• 1/8 tsp white pepper
• 3 scallions, sliced (2 for marinade and 1 for garnish)

Instructions

1. In a bowl, whisk together soy, vinegar, oil, honey, garlic, ginger, white pepper and 2 of the scallions.
2. Add steak tips to re-sealable bag, pour marinade over tips. Seal the bag and move around to make sure all the beef is covered. Refrigerate and let marinate a minimum of 4 hours. 6-8 hours would be optimal.
3. Preheat grill to medium high heat.
4. Add marinated tips, discarding remaining marinade. Cook about 4-5 minutes per side, or until desired doneness.
5. Garnish with remaining scallions.

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