Simply Flank

My sister in law came into town for the night and wanted to make her and my nephews a nice dinner.  I had a flank steak and marinated that with my moms famous marinade. She got this marinade when my dad was stationed in Ft. Hood, Texas years ago. I think its simple and gives the flank steak a wonderful flavor. I try to marinate it for one day or overnight.

As for my side I was going to do roasted red potatoes but remembered that my friend gave me a unique quick recipe for red potatoes. I am going to call them "Smashed Red Potatoes"

I also decided to do a wedge salad which is quick and everyone likes it. And the kids seem to love it because it has bacon and I make my own ranch dressing with a packet from Hidden Valley. They love it!!!

Marinade

1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tb plus 1 tsp worchestire sauce
2 tsp dry mustard
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tb plus 2 tsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp parsley flake
1 garlic clove
1 Tb of lemon juice

Wedge Salad


1 head iceberg lettuce
Container Crumbled Blue Cheese
Tomato
Bacon ( I have used anything from real crumbles, to store bought jar or already cooked bacon pieces)
Ranch Dressing ( I use the Hidden Valley Ranch packet, I use 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 mayo to try to make it thinner) Also, I do use light mayo and skim milk and still tastes delish!!
Salt and Pepper

For the "Smashed Red Potatoes" boil the red small potatoes till they are soft but not falling apart. Sorry I never time it!!!

On a cookie sheet drizzle a bit of olive oil and place one potato down on the sheet and "SMASH" with a potato masher. After you have done this to all your potatoes add a bit more olive oil, salt and pepper on top.

Bake in the oven on 450 for about 20 minutes or until nice and crispy.. YUMMO

These are my after pictures which I hope turned out good .  Enjoy!!! 

Wedge Salad (AFTER)

Flank Steak (Thank you Ryan for your grilling expertise on this one:) , potatoes, and sauteed mushrooms.