In coming up with the menu for last night’s dinner party, I kept coming back to the hunks-o’-grilled-meat theme, rather than a more normal oven-based menu, given the storms we have been having this weekend. But I did end up barbecuing, first the pork tenderloin and then a top sirloin that had been marinated in this beer based marinade.
I tend to drink beer like Sam Adams or MacTarnahan’s, but unlike my theory of cooking with good wine, I do use cheap beer for cooking things like Welsh Rarebit. I keep a few cans up in the cupboard that I use either in cooking or when I want to bring a beer down to the pool.
Beer Marinade for Beef
Ingredients
- 1 12- oz can or bottle of beer
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tsp or more chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
Instructions
- You can chop everything up or put it in the food processor with the beer and liquefy it.
- Put it in a glass container or plastic zippered bag with the steak and marinade in the refrigerator a few hours, turning occasionally.
This was not a strong marinade but I think provided a bit of flavor. It was hard for me to tell, actually. I meant to taste it but the sight of the chimichurri sauce made me lose my senses and I instantly put a bunch on my steak. And once you taste that, you have to have more.
i tried your marinade on some thinly sliced flank steak and it was absolutely awesome. i did however find that the marinade needed some salt, i tasted it before i placed it on my steaks. i also like a stronger flavor of limes so i added 4 squeezed limes to my marinade with the lime being tossed in the bag with my meat. this was for 2lbs of meat. thank you for posting this receipe i will be using it again this weekend but with 15 lbs of beef.