Flat Iron Steak

There are a few ways to cook a Flat Iron Steak and the techniques below describe tried and true cooking methods for the home cook who appreciates perfectly seared crust on a medium rare Flat Iron Steak!

Flat Iron Steak Marinade & Reverse Sear Technique:

Marinade Recipe:

• ¼ Cup Fresh Orange Juice
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Large Garlic Clove
• 1 Canned Chipotle in Adobo + 1 Tbsp Adobo Sauce from the can
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• In a blender, combine the orange juice with the chipotle, adobo, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and puree until smooth. Pour the marinade over the steak and let stand for 30 minutes.
• While the Flat Iron Steak is getting happy in the marinade get the grill set up with a hot and cooler side so that you can do a reverse sear.
• After 30 minutes in the marinade pull the Flat Iron Steak out of the marinade - do not pat dry.
• Lightly salt and pepper the steak and place on the cooler side of the grill.
• Grill the Flat Iron Steak on the cooler side until it reaches 120 degrees and then move to the hot side and sear each side of the steak for 1 minute on each side.
• Once each side of the steak is seared properly pull it off the grill and let rest for 5 minutes. 
• After 5 minutes slice the Flat Iron Steak thin and across the grain and serve.
• Enjoy your Woody Wagyu Flat Iron Steak! 

The Sous Vide Technique:

The Sous Vide Cooker can be used to cook the Flat Iron Steak!  The trick is to salt and then Sous Vide the Flat Iron steak.

Instructions for the Sous Vide cook:
1.    Salt the Flat Iron Steak on both sides and let rest on a rack in the refrigerator for an hour.
2.    After an hour either vacuum pack the Flat Iron Steak using a Vacuum Sealer Machine and put into Sous Vide container or proceed with #3:
3.    Put Flat Iron Steak into a Ziplock bag (zip top of bag most of way shut and then slowly insert the bag into the Sous Vide Container filled with water, when the water level nears the top of the zip lock bag seal off the rest of way).
4.    Set the Anovo Sous Vide Cooker to cook the steak at 125 degrees.
5.    After two hours pull the bag out of the Sous Vide and the steak out of the bag and pat the Flat Iron Steak dry with paper towels.
6.    Put a little pepper on both sides if desired and then sear the Flat Iron Steak off for 1 to 2 minutes on each side either in a hot cast iron skillet or on a hot grill.

Once the sear is completed remove the steak from the grill and slice it thin and across the grain.  Because the steak has been Sous Vide'd it does not require the 5 minute rest period and can be sliced immediatly.

Enjoy your Woody Wagyu Flat Iron Steak!

The suggested side for the Flat Iron Steak is coming soon1

A nice Lewis Cabernet would go great with the Woody Wagyu Sirloin Tip Steak!  The Lewis Cab is a fruit forward wine with structured tannins that pairs well with the Flat Iron Steak!