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Juicy and delicious, this marinated Italian steak is the perfect pick for a special dinner or date night meal. It’s made with skirt steak and flavored with Italian seasoning, garlic and balsamic vinegar, and served with a herby salsa verde, or green sauce. Although it’s simple to make, the flavors in the finished dish are rich and complex, and this is a wonderful, juicy steak dish to make. Pair it with your favorite steak sides and a glass of Italian red wine for a fantastic dinner.
This mouthwatering Italian steak simply melts in the mouth. It’s marinated to infuse it with flavor and then cooked and paired with Italian salsa verde.
Also try slow cooker pepper steak, reverse sear New York strip steak, garlic butter steak bites, or these fun Philly cheesesteak foil packs.
Why You’ll Love It
An affordable choice: This steak dinner recipe is made with skirt steak which is an economical cut of meat. When prepared and cooked correctly, it comes out really tender and flavorful.
So easy to make: To make this juicy grilled steak, you just have to marinate the steak and then cook it on a hot grill or in a grill pan on the stove.
Versatile leftovers: You can do all kinds of things with the leftovers, such as making fajitas or tacos the following day with them, add them to salads or make steak fried rice or a steak stir fry.
Italian Steak Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Skirt steak: You can use flank steak, rib eye steak, sirloin, or filet if preferred.
Italian seasoning: Adds a subtle Italian flavor.
Garlic powder: Always good with steak.
Balsamic vinegar: Adds a sweet flavor. You can use red wine vinegar instead.
Olive oil: For the steak marinade.
Kosher salt and black pepper: Use as needed.
Salsa verde: To serve with the Italian steak. Use my easy Italian salsa verde recipe!
How to Make This Italian Steak With Salsa Verde
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Marinate the steak: Combine the oil, vinegar and seasonings in a bowl and add the steak. Cover and marinate for up to 4 hours.
Cook the Italian steak: Sear the steak on both sides over a medium high heat and cook until done to your liking. You can cook it on an outdoor grill, or in a grill pan or cast iron skillet on the stove.
The finishing touches: Let the steak rest under tented foil and then slice across the grain and serve with salsa verde.
Substitutions and Variations
A different steak: Feel free to substitute flank steak, rib eye steak, sirloin, or filet steak. I love a juicy grilled rib eye steak!
Olive oil: You can use olive oil, canola oil or avocado oil.
Seasoning: Italian seasoning works well or you can add individual ground herbs such as basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, and maybe some red pepper flakes too.
Serving Suggestions
Appetizers: Start off with sheet pan crab legs or a seafood pasta salad.
Side dishes: Tasty sides for steak include truffle parmesan polenta fries or some grilled vegetables.
Desserts: Finish the meal with strawberry mousse tartlets or blueberry cheesecake ice cream.
How to Store Salsa Verde Steak
Store: Keep leftover steak in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within 3 or 4 days.
Freeze: You can freeze it for up to 3 months.
Thaw: Defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
Reheat: Warm it back up in the oven for 20 minutes at 250°F or in a pan on the stove, searing it in a skillet for a couple of minutes to crisp up the outside. You can also enjoy sliced steak cold, perhaps as part of a salad or in sandwiches.
Top Tips
Cook the steak at room temperature: Let the steak sit at room temperature for half an hour before cooking it, for the most tender results.
Perfectly cooked steak: As skirt steak is a lean cut, you might like to cook it to medium rare to keep it juicy.
Let it rest: Once the steak is cooked, let it sit on a plate under tented aluminum foil for 10 minutes before you slice it. This is another way to ensure it comes out juicy.
Italian Steak Recipe FAQs
Marinating the meat is optional but it helps to tenderize it and flavor it. You can use any steak marinade recipe you prefer. If you’re in a rush, you can marinate it for half an hour or skip the marinade.
Brown sugar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, chilies in adobo sauce and onion powder are all optional marinade ingredients, so add as few or as many as you like.
This depends on the thickness of the meat, the heat of your grill or grill pan, and how you like it cooked. If you want it medium rare, cook it for about 3 minutes per side and use a digital thermometer (I like this one) to check the temperature in the center. It’s medium rare when it’s 130°F in the center. You can cook it more if you want but keep in mind the more you cook it the more you risk it drying out.
Marinated Italian Steak Recipe
Italian Steak
Ingredients
- 2 Pounds skirt steak
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ Cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Teaspoons salt
- 1 Teaspoon black pepper
Condiment for Serving:
Instructions
- Place steak, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper into a large mixing bowl. Using tongs or your hands, evenly coat steak in the marinade.
- Cover and let marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove steak from the marinade and add to the hot pan. Sear the steak for 3 to 4 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat. Flip and cook another 3 to 4 minutes. For medium rare, cook steak until it reaches an internal temperature of 130°F.
- Transfer steak to a cutting board and loosely cover with foil. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Slice steak across the grain and place on a serving platter. Serve with Italian salsa verde if desired.
Notes
Perfectly cooked steak: As skirt steak is a lean cut, you might like to cook it to medium rare to keep it juicy.
Let it rest: Once the steak is cooked, let it sit on a plate under tented aluminum foil for 10 minutes before you slice it. This is another way to ensure it comes out juicy.
Nutrition
This delicious marinated Italian steak is full of flavor and comes out so tender and succulent. It’s delicious paired with salsa verde, a sauce with plenty of chopped fresh herbs, and perhaps fries or a baked potato and some vegetables. It’s easy to achieve a perfectly tender steak when you know how to prepare and cook it, and this Italian steak is a recipe you’ll want to make again and again.
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
The Italian marinade for this steak is perfection! Paired it with salsa verde, and it was delicious.
The best steak I’ve had. Hands down! It is just perfectly seasoned.
We loved this. I made it on the grill instead of in a grill pan. The salsa verde with it was amazing, so don’t forget to add it!