Beer Marinated Chuck Steak For The Grill

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -6 lbs bone-in chuck steaks (about 3/4-inch thick)
• 12 ounces beer
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (dad used corn oil, i use canola oil today.)
• 1 small onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt (i generally use 1/2 tsp anymore) (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (i use 1/4 tsp fresh-ground)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard (i sometimes substitute 1 tsp heinz brown prepared mustard)

Recipe

• 1 slice onion paper-thin.
• 2 peel garlic clove and put it through the garlic press.
• 3 combine all marinade ingredients and stir well.
• 4 pour marinade over steaks. marinade 4-6 hours, turning steaks periodically. do not over-marinade because beer marinades make the steak bitter if soaked too long.
• 5 preheat your grill. you want a medium-high heat -- enough to get some good sizzle. there's no beating the flavor you get from a charcoal grill, but a gas grill will do the job. i do not recommend trying this on an electric, tabletop grill.
• 6 grill 7-10 minutes per side or until you reach the desired doneness.
• 7 as you cook, drop a few bits of the onions from the marinade onto the coals or burner-covers to make an aromatic smoke which flavors the meat in a way really sets this recipe apart from other beer marinades.
• 8 the marinade will have tenderized the steak significantly, but if you cook it well-done it will almost certainly be tough anyway so i recommend medium-rare to medium.