Sunday, February 21, 2010

Maple and Soy Glazed Flank Steak

February 21, 2010

With how insanely busy this weekend we knew we wanted a relatively quiet Sunday night, and we knew we wanted to cook. With everything that has been going on lately the amount of time we have been cooking has been significantly reduced. As we were driving around looking at houses I was paging through the March issue of Cooking Light and came across a recipe for Maple and Soy Glazed Flank Streak. I love the flank steak is pretty affordable and takes marinades very well!

 

Ingredients

 

  • 1  (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed
  • 1/4  cup  less-sodium soy sauce
  • 3  tablespoons  maple syrup
  • 2  tablespoons  sake or dry sherry
  • 2  teaspoons  dark sesame oil
  • 1  teaspoon  Sriracha (Asian hot chile sauce)
  • 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray

 

Directions

 

1. Preheat broiler.

2. Pierce steak gently on both sides. Combine steak and next 6 ingredients (through pepper) in a shallow dish; turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature 20 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Remove steak from marinade, reserving marinade. Place steak on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Pour marinade into a small skillet; bring to a boil, stirring well. Cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until thick and syrupy.

4. Brush steak with half of glaze; broil 5 minutes. Turn steak over, and brush with remaining glaze; broil 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Place steak on a cutting board; let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

 

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We served this with some simple cucumbers that were made with salt, rice wine vinegar and a bit of sesame oil. They reminded me of the style of cucumber you get on top of a bento box.

 

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Decisions, Decisions

February 21, 2010

We spent most of yesterday looking at houses, we saw 4 houses that met the criteria we were looking for. Today we have 3 more to look at that are existing homes, 3 of the 4 yesterday were new construction. My brain is overwhelmed at the moment! Being the overly organized person I am we made a spreadsheet comparing the properties and ranking them based on those criteria.

 

Square Footage 2658 3180 2880 3175
Location 3 4 3 3
Layout 4 4 4 5
Kitchen 5 3 4 4
Great Room 5 3 4 4
Living Room 0 0 0 3
Dining Room 0 3 3 3
Office 5 3 5 4
Master Bedroom 4 3 4 4
Other Bedrooms 4 4 4 4
Basement 4 3 3 3
Finishing Touches 5 3 4 3
Curb Appeal 4 4 4 4
Price Per Square Foot $ 150.45 $ 122.61 $ 126.73 $ 118.08
Close Date 5 5 3 5
         
Total 48 42 45 49

 

 

It was interesting to see the differences between my scores and Mike’s but overall we were pretty close. I think we have it narrowed down to 2, but we are seeing a few more today. Best case scenario we make an offer on something early this week.

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