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BBQ Flank Steak with Cherry Habanero BBQ Sauce

Cherry Habanero Grilled Flank Steak
This BBQ Flank Steak recipe is tender, full of flavor and melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Topped with an easy homemade habanero cherry BBQ sauce, this easy grilled steak is one of my favorite summer grilling recipes.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Serving Size 8 ea

Ingredients

Steak

  • 2 pounds flank steak

Cherry Habanero BBQ Sauce

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic diced
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 habanero diced
  • 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 18 ounces cherry preserves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  • Start in a medium sized sauce pan, add olive oil and heat over medium heat
  • Add diced habanero and saute for 2 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for another minute
  • Pour in ketchup, preserves, vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice and remaining spices
  • Bring to a low boil and then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Pour BBQ sauce through a small screen strainer to remove habanero and garlic pieces (or don't if they don't bother you) and then allow sauce to come to room temperature.
  • Rinse and pat dry flank steak.  Using a basting brush, lightly coat with BBQ sauce.
  • Prepare your grill... Once hot and coals are ash colored, place steak on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 7-8 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness (medium rare is 135 degrees). Coat with BBQ sauce as you flip your steak. Move steak to a cutting board, coat with sauce again and cover loosely with foil. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

Notes

  • Let your cherry BBQ sauce come to room temperature. This allows it to thicken up a bit before using on your BBQ steak.
  • Get your grill HOT before adding your steak. Since flank steak is thin, it will cook quickly and you want that crispy sear on the outside.
  • Let your steak rest for 5-10 minutes after removing it from the grill to allow juices to redistribute in the meat. This is vital to a juicy steak.
  • Cut your steak against the grain and slice your steak into thin strips. This can be a tough cut of meat. Slicing your meat thin and against the grain ensures a tender bite.
  • Leftover habanero cherry BBQ sauce can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.