# The Best Marinade

This is the best marinade for grilling meat, especially flank steak, made with soy sauce, olive oil, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, herbs, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, and black pepper.

- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- soy sauce
- olive oil
- brown sugar
- Worcestershire sauce
- 2 lemons
- dried basil
- herbs de Provence
- Italian seasoning
- dried parsley
- crushed red pepper flakes
- garlic
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- flank steak

## Instructions

1. Add soy sauce to a large mixing bowl.
2. Pour olive oil into the bowl.
3. Add brown sugar to the bowl.
4. Add Worcestershire sauce to the bowl.
5. Juice two lemons directly into the bowl.
6. Add herbs de Provence and Italian seasoning to the bowl (or dried basil/parsley if available).
7. Add crushed red pepper flakes to the bowl.
8. Add garlic and garlic powder to the bowl.
9. Grind black pepper into the bowl.
10. Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.
11. Pat down the flank steak with paper towels to dry it.
12. Place the flank steak in a casserole dish.
13. Pour the marinade over the flank steak, ensuring it covers the meat.
14. Cover the casserole dish with a lid.
15. Refrigerate the marinated flank steak for 2 to 4 hours.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- whisk
- lemon juicer
- casserole dish
- paper towel
- lid

## Tips

- For flank steak, marinate for 2 to 4 hours, no more than that.
- For tougher cuts of meat, marinate longer.
- If the marinade doesn't cover all the meat, flip it halfway through the marinating time.
- You can use a blender to mix all ingredients, but whisking is easier.
- The full recipe is linked in the video creator's bio.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@hipfoodiemom1/video/7237939878971903274
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/27357ee5-d2c0-4c88-9202-d6e5dc3b1627
- Extracted: 2025-09-26

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