Flat Iron Steak with Chimmichurri

Quick dinner with a delicious parsley cilantro sauce
Preparation time 10 min
Cooking Time 15 min
Ready In 25 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb. piece Flat Iron Steak 1 T Steak Rub (see notes)CHIMICHURRI SAUCE INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves (about 1 cup before chopping) 1/2 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves (about 1 cup before chopping) 2 T minced garlic 3 T fresh lemon juice 2 tsp. red wine vinegar 1 tsp. Aleppo pepper flakes (see notes) 1 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 cup olive oil
Directions

  1. Take the steak out of the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking, rub with steak rub, and let it come to room temperature.
  2. Wash cilantro leaves and parsley leaves and dry with paper towel or spin dry in salad spinner.
  3. Finely chop the cilantro, parsley, and garlic, either by hand or in a food processor with steel blade.
  4. Put ingredients into a bowl and add lemon juice, red wine vinegar, Aleppo Pepper (affiliate link) and cumin and stir to combine.
  5. Then stir in olive oil until mixture is well blended, and let sit at room temperature at least 15 minutes before serving.
  6. To cook steak, preheat gas or charcoal grill to medium-high heat. (You can only hold your hand there for 2-3 seconds at that temperature.)
  7. Put steak on grill at an angle. After about 3-4 minutes, or when you see nice grill marks starting, rotate 45 degrees and cook 3-4 minutes more on first side.
  8. Turn steak over and cook on the second side until the meat is done to your liking.
  9. I cooked my steak just under 12 minutes total for medium rare, but cooking time will depend on the heat of your grill, the temperature of the meat, and even the weather.
  10. If you have one, I recommend using an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) to check the temperature of meat on the grill. Here are the recommended temperatures: Rare (Cool red center) 125 F/51C, Medium-Rare (Warm red center) 135F/54C, Medium (Rosy pink center) 145F62C
  11. When meat is done to your liking, remove from grill and let rest for 5 minutes, then cut into thin slices across the grain
  12. Serve hot, with Chimichurri sauce spooned over or on the side.