This simple recipe for flank steak marinade is made with just a handful of ingredients and is an easy way to infuse delicious flavors like garlic, lime juice, and cumin into your meat while keeping it juicy and melt-in-your-mouth tender!
In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, lime, garlic, salt, cumin, and pepper. Add the flank steak and marinate at least 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Set out 30 minutes before cooking.
Using tongs, transfer meat to a preheated grill and cook until it reaches desired doneness (about 6 minutes per side for medium rare (130°-140°F), depending on thickness of steak). Remove from grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Cut against the grain and serve as desired.
Notes
Meat: This marinade also works great for skirt steak or sirloin. Citrus: You could also use lemon in place of the lime. If you don't have any, feel free to add in 1-2 Tablespoons of vinegar. Make ahead: This marinade can be made up to 3 days in advance, however I don't recommend marinating the meat longer than 1 day. Typically I like to add the meat in the morning and grill that evening. Storage: Discard any leftover marinade and do not reuse since it has touched raw meat. You can store leftover meat in a covered container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Steak doneness: