American
· 100 min
· dairy-free, keto, low-carb, high-protein
Ingredients & steps ↓
- 2.5 lb top round steak, 1.5 inches thick
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 tsp coarse black pepper
- Whisk the soy, oil, balsamic, Worcestershire, Dijon, grated garlic, stripped rosemary and pepper. Hold back the salt — the soy carries plenty for a marinade this concentrated.
- Score the steak in a shallow diamond pattern on both sides, put it in a bag with the marinade and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 8. Longer than 12 hours and the acid turns the surface mealy.
- Take the steak out 45 minutes before cooking. Scrape the marinade off and pat the surface dry — anything wet will steam under the broiler instead of browning. Discard the used marinade.
- Set an oven rack 4 inches below the element and preheat the broiler on high for 10 minutes with a cast-iron skillet or heavy sheet pan under it.
- Broil 6 to 7 minutes, flip, and broil 5 to 7 minutes more. Pull at 125F for medium-rare — top round is lean and anything past 140F is genuinely tough, not merely well done.
- Rest a full 15 minutes, then slice as thinly as you possibly can, holding the knife at a 45-degree angle across the grain. Thin slicing is the entire technique of this cut.
- For the week, portion the slices with their juices into containers; they hold their texture better under a spoonful of the resting liquid.
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