Quick-and-Easy Steak Marinade

Ingredients

• 2 , 8 ounce
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch garlic powder , or to taste
• 1 pinch Montreal steak seasoning , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place steaks in a flat baking dish or container. Cut slits at 1-inch intervals in the fat around the edges of the steaks. Gently pierce both sides of each steak a few times with a fork.

2. 2

   Sprinkle each steak with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Montreal steak seasoning. Pat seasonings into steaks.

3. 3

   Whisk olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, and liquid smoke together in a bowl. Pour marinade over steaks to coat. Cover container or baking dish with plastic wrap and marinate steaks in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Turn steaks over and marinate for another 2 hours.

4. 4

   Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

5. 5

   Cook the steaks on the preheated grill until they start to firm, and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 8 to 10 minutes per side for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).