If you walk past the flank steak at the meat counter and head straight for the rib eyes, you’re missing out. Flank steaks are lean with a strong beefy flavor. They absorb marinades particularly well and are excellent canvasses for spicy rubs and flavor-packed sauces inspired by cuisines all over the world.

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Seared Flank Steak with Shallot Mustard Sauce

Tuck into this juicy steak with its savory red-wine-and-shallot pan sauce, and you'll feel like you're dining in a Parisian bistro.

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Sesame Steak Salad with Asian Pears

This fresh salad is a riff on Korean beef BBQ, in which Asian pears contribute a sweet note to the marinade.

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Grilled Flank Steak with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

After a long soak in a bold, garlicky marinade, this flank steak makes for a quick, easy, and satisfying meal. The do-ahead sauce is an easy take on tzatziki, the Greek yogurt dip.

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Stir-Fried Chili Beef with Bell Peppers & Snow Peas

Because it’s quick-cooking, flank steak is a good choice for stir-fries. To start, rice wine, ginger, and soy sauce flavor the steak. Asian hot bean sauce adds a deep, nuanced flavor.

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Herb Blend Mediterranean-Style Flank Steak

This simple steak, which works well for summer entertaining, gets a wet rub of olive oil, garlic, fresh, aromatic herbs, salt, and pepper before grilling. A Chunky Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette is the perfect topper.

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Asian-Style Beef BBQ in Lettuce Packages

The romaine, cilantro, and mint offer a fresh counter to the meaty steak in this quick meal. For a little fun, let diners assemble their own packages before drizzling the diluted hoisin.

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Grilled Steak Salad with Pineapple-Ginger Dressing

Simply grilled, this flank steak adds a pungent protein to a dinner salad that’s got it all: tender greens, crisp radishes, and a bright, fresh pineapple-ginger dressing.

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Open-Faced Steak Sandwiches

Marinated flank steak is even better the next day. In this sandwich, thick slices of bread, leftover grilled flank steak, tomatoes, and two cheeses add up to a delicious weeknight supper that comes together in minutes.

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Grilled Flank Steak with Sesame Sauce & Scallions

Scallions give off unexpectedly flavors that mingle perfectly with the sesame sauce making this a fresh, light meal.

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Chipotle Butter Latin-Style Flank Steak

The flavors here are earthy and satisfying, and they mingle beautifully with the spicy heat of the chipotle butter.

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Grilled Flank Steak with Five-Spice Rub & Sesame Soy Sauce

This flank steak gets a double dose of Asian flavor from both a rub and a sauce.

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Panang Curry with Beef & Shiitakes

The grill isn’t the only way to prepare flank steak. In this hearty curry with crunchy Chinese long beans, sweet lemongrass, and earthy shiitakes, flank steak is simmered in a fragrant coconut milk mixture until tender.

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Bourbon & Brown Sugar Marinated Steak

A strongly flavored steak needs a marinade that can keep up. This punched-up bourbon and dark brown sugar marinade with a splash of hot sauce makes an encore as a finishing sauce.

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Braised Beef Braciola Stuffed with Basil & Mozzarella

This home-style version of an Italian-American classic traditionally uses small roulades of beef round, but here we use a whole flank steak because it’s quicker and easier to stuff and roll one large cut and the flank offers a wonderful flavor.

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Red Onions Stuffed with Grilled Steak, Spinach & Feta

The recipe, with its fragrant spices, golden raisins, and salty feta hit, is influenced by both India and Greece, and makes excellent use of leftover grilled flank steak.

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Aleppo Pepper Middle Eastern-Style Flank Steak

Flaky Aleppo pepper is worth seeking out for this steak’s rub; its heat doesn't overpower its fruity pepper. A smoky-sweet Eggplant Compote is the perfect finish for the steak.

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Grilled Steak Kebab Pitas with Ginger Garlic Dressing

These meaty kebabs are simple yet flavorful; the ginger and garlic dressing drizzled over the meat and vegetables adds plenty of zing to the finished dish.

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Steak & Eggs Rancheros

This Mexican version of huevos rancheros, typically served at breakfast, uses leftover flank steak for a beefed-up dish that’s great for any meal of the day.

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‘Mo Jo’ Marinated & Grilled Flank Steak

This versatile garlicky, cumin-scented mojo transforms a simple flank steak into a Caribbean-inspired dish. Toss a few red onions on the grill to serve with the meat, and a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers rounds out the meal nicely.

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Grilled Steak & Arugula Salad

Peppery arugula, earthy mushrooms, caramelized onions, and white beans make a luxurious bed for this summery dinner salad starring leftover flank steak.

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Argentine Spice-Rubbed Flank Steak with Salsa Criolla

Chimichurri is the star salsa of the Argentine grill; full of onions, red peppers, and herbs, the mixture is a light flavorful condiment for grilled flank steak.

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