Skirt Steak

FinsFan

Hi Eggers,
Happy 4th of July! Anyone have thoughts on skirt steaks. I had my BGE for 5 years and have never tried this steak before. I know the Egg can handle anything alone, but was wondering if anybody had some ideas about marinating and is low/slow better than just hitting it at 300 for a while and putting on the bib!
Thanks!

Gator Bait

Hi Finsfan,

Welcome to the forum.

Skirt steaks are great on the egg. I often marinate them in teriyaki sauce and grill them at a fairly high temperature, 400º - 500º for about two minutes to a side. They are not the most tender of steaks but have good flavor. If you marinate them do not marinate for to long, they tend to soak it up like a sponge. I also trim my skirt steaks of any excess fat or membrane before I cook them.

Gator

FinsFan

Hi Gator,
Thanks for the info! I was planning on letting it sit overnight, but you think thats too long. 4-5 hours enough?

PhilsGrill

I had them all the time when growing up in California. They were the best!

DrZaius

Skirt is easily becoming my favorite Steak to grill and use in Stir Fry, Fajitas and many other dishes. I love it. For Steak grill at 450 to 500 and you will love it. If you eat it cross-grained it can be very tender.

Florida Grillin Girl

Marinating for 5 hours is good. You have to cook it quickly over a fairly high heat - 500 degrees for 2 minutes a side. Serve it as steak fajitas on warm tortillas. With the usual sides, pico de gallo, cheese, guacomole, sour cream. I just made myself hungry.

Faith
Tampa

Smokin' T

Has anyone tried a flat iron steak? After trimming the fat from it and cooking it at high temps, it becomes very tender and very juicy. I've done two of these and been very satisfied with each.

Tom
Dunedin,Fl

Gator Bait

Hi Finsfan,

I have marinated them in teriyaki sauce for 1 hour and was amazed at how much flavor they had soaked up. I think it has to do with the open texture/structure of the meat, there is a great deal of surface area there for the marinate to come in contact with. Teriyaki sauce is strong so another marinate might require a longer time. I always have skirt steaks when I'm lazy, one of these days I need to play with other marinates and see how they go.


Gator

Rascal

I poke them all over with a fork and marinate in Lawry's 'Teriyaki w/pineapple juice' in the fridge for about 1-3 hours. They cook just fine over medium-high heat but need a little more time than a steak of similiar thickness. Happy cookin' 8 - )

FinsFan

Thanks to all for the advice!