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Grilled Flank Steak Bowls with Pistachio Herb Sauce

Grilled flank steak over rice with a pistachio-herb sauce and quick asian green beans. The finished product is much more impressive than the effort that goes into this.

Grilled Flank Steak Bowls with Pistachio Herb Sauce

I love beef, I love switching up the cut of beef, and I love the sauce. Amber and I eat this weekly. It cooks quickly and doesn't require too many dishes if you grill the beef and microwave the green beans.

Ingredients

For the steak:

  • 1 lb flank steak (grass-fed ideal)
  • Olive oil, light coating
  • Salt and pepper

For the sauce:

  • 1/2 cup pistachios, rough chopped
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 bunch Thai basil
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  • 1/4 cup or so good olive oil
  • 1/4 cup or so red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp crushed Calabrian chilis (from a jar)
  • Splash of soy sauce

For the green beans:

  • 1 bag green beans
  • Hoisin to taste
  • Sriracha to taste
  • Soy sauce to taste
  • Garlic powder
  • 1 lime wedge

For the bowl:

  • 1 cup medium-grain rice

Mise en Place

  • Wash rice and get it started
  • Mince or grate garlic
  • Rough chop pistachios by hand
  • Chop parsley and Thai basil

Instructions

  1. Start the rice cooker.
  2. Light the grill and get it ripping hot. You need ripping heat to get a crust on a thin cut.
  3. Combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, honey, Calabrian chilis, and soy sauce in a bowl. Add pistachios, parsley, and Thai basil. Stir, taste, adjust.
  4. Coat the steak lightly in olive oil. Season well with salt and pepper. It's a thin cut, so don't go as heavy on the salt as you would a ribeye, but still be generous.
  5. Grill undisturbed 7-8 minutes, rotating halfway through if you want crosshatch marks.
  6. Flip and cook to around 130°F. Flank steak is best around medium. I think it's a bit chewy below that.
  7. Pull the steak and let it rest 5-10 minutes.
  8. While it rests, microwave the green beans 4-5 minutes. Toss them in a bowl with hoisin, sriracha, soy sauce, garlic powder, and a squeeze of lime. Taste and adjust.
  9. Serve rice in bowls, green beans on the side. Slice the steak against the grain, cube for Amber, lay it on top, and drench everything in the sauce.

Notes

  • We've had some flavorless flank steaks on multiple occasions. The grass-fed steaks from HEB are far better. As of right now, about $20/lb.
  • Green beans can be done however you'd like. Microwave is just easy for weeknight and what we like.
  • Cook the steak however you'd like and cook whatever cut.