Grilled Hanger Steak with Sauteed Brocoli Rabe

It has been a hell of a week at work so i've been a delinquent blogger . . . i will have to catch you all up on our at home feasts this past week (fewer than usual as i often resorted to picking up food in our neighborhood)

We did stay at home this past saturday night and had a favorite of ours- marinated grilled hanger steak. . . we make this steak every once in a while with some type of potato and greens- this past weekend we had it with roasted potatoes and onions and sauteed brocoli rabe (using a really super easy and insanely fast recipe for the brocoli that we learned about from watching a foodnetwork show a few nights earlier- see below.)

The marinade for the steak is a concoction we actually came up with and particularly love- 

App. 3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce

App. 1 tbl spoon rice vinegar

2-3 garlic cloves, chopped

2-3 scallions, chopped

App. 1 tbl spoon toasted sesame oil

App. 1 tbl spoon honey

App. 2 tbl spoons brown sugar

And of course here is a pic of the steak grilling (along with some cloves of garlic we threw on there)- i find that the hanger steak is a wonderful cut to use with this marinade- because it is so thin a great crust forms when grilled. .

warning- as you can see, grilling the steak results in tons of smoke so frantically waiving a towel at the smoke detector may be required.

Now for the brocoli rabe-i really hardly ever eat brocoli rabe- i found it a bit intimidating due to its bitterness- but after following this easy blanching/sauteeing recipe and then adding some lemon juice - we were pleasantly suprised at the lack of bitterness and the crunchiness of the greens.

Here is the recipe we used and then added some lemon juice:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sauteed-broccoli-rabe-recipe2/index.html

Comments

[Wendy]

Yup- I think hanger and skirt steak are the same. . Wen

[Victoria Gindick]

Like the marinade and love the broccoli Rabe, and hope to try them soon. Is a hanger steak like a skirt steak?
Hope you are both doing well and Steven is feeling better.
Love, Victoria and dad