Delicious and Healthy Flank Steak Peperonata features the flank steak which is one of the healthiest beef cuts—ounce for ounce. The flank steak has fewer calories and more protein than a ribeye or porterhouse. Flank is one of the great cuts—very lean and with a lot of flavor if you don’t overcook it and know how to slice it (across the grain). Flank is cut of meat to be used when you are reaching for lots of , high in protein and low in calories.
I don’t like to discuss nutrition or calorie counts on my blog because I am not an expert in that. But you know, sometimes I decide that the 2 Spoon’s haven’t eaten as healthy as we should be eating so adding this flank steak recipe amps up our protein intake. This is what Living Strong had to say about Flank Steak. “Flank steak is a relatively lean cut of beef. For less than 165 calories, you can have a 3-ounce broiled flank steak. The biggest percentage of those calories, or 60 percent of calories, are from protein. This serving of flank steak has close to 100 calories from protein. ” Here is a link to that article: https://www.livestrong.com/article/284978-how-many-calories-does-a-beef-steak-have/
So, like everyone else, we get on the and try and live a little healthier life. Honestly, we really do live a very healthy life. We don’t eat fast food, we really do make most things from scratch. But that’s a whole new blog post! We will continue with this blog post of protein packed and delicious and healthy flank steak peperonata.
With all of that said…..this is a great recipe that I do know is high in protein, low in calories and packed full of flavors. This flank steak is absolutely delicious!
Flank Steak Peperonata
Ingredients
For the Flank Steak Marinade
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
For the Peperonata
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus a little for serving
- 4 red or hellow bell peppers, quartered, stemmed, seeded, and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch wide strips
- 1 onion, quartered through root and sliced crosswise into 1/4 inch wide strips
- 6 garlic cloves, lightly crshed and peeled
- 1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp capers plus 4 tsps caper brine
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Combine the oregano, 1 tsp salt and the 1/4 cup olive oil in a bowl. Rub the steak with the oregano and olive oil mixture on both sides and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
- Remove the steak from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Meanwhile, heat the 1/3 cup oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, onion, garlic, and 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes and their juice, capers, and brine, and pepper flakes and cook, uncovered, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. transfer peperonata to bowl, cover and keep warm.
- Prepare your grill or heat an iron skillet until almost smoking. Sprinkle a little pepper on the steak and place on the grill. Cook steak 5-7 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches 120 to 125 for medium rare. Remove steak from the grill or skillet and cover loosely with foil and rest for about 10 minutes.
- Add the basil to the peperonata. Slice the steaks thinly across the grain. This is very important. Otherwise, the steak will be tough, but cut across the grain you’ll have a steak that will melt in your mouth. Serve the steak with the peperonata.