Have I ever told you how much I love family? For the longest time Mike and I were living in the Lone Star state by ourselves, no family around whatsoever. But with some hard work, lots of begging and pleading, and a baby later we finally convinced my brother, my husbands parents, and my husband’s brother & sister-in-law to move our way. Things really are better in Texas and it has been awesome to have them around. What a blessing for my son to play with his cousins, have dinner with his Uncle and Aunt, or have Grandma and Grandpa watch him for the night so mommy and daddy can have a date night.
The other night my sister-in-law, Mackenzie from Cheerios & Lattes, invited us over for a “Family Grill-Off Challenge”. Usually when we get together it involves food of some sort because we both LOVE to cook and while we are making the “comida” our husbands are watching the boys.
The steak of choice? Walmart’s USDA’s Choice Premium Steak. The Mission? Create 1 Sweet Steak and 1 Savory Steak. She ended up creating this Dr. Pepper Marinated Flank Steak, which was absolutely amazing! I would have never thought of using Dr. Pepper as a marinade for steak, but it totally worked. It actually tenderized the steak and gave it a great sweet flavor. Since Mackenzie did the “Sweet Steak” it left me in charge of the “Savory Steak”. I decided to do a Tuscan Grilled Ribeye, since Ribeye is one of my favorite cuts of meat. It had freshly chopped rosemary, garlic, and a little balsamic vinegar, which caramelized on the Ribeye when it was grilled. (my mouth is watering as I’m writing this….soooo good) Both of these were absolutely awesome, the Grill-Off Challenge was a blast, and the kids had so much fun playing together. But my favorite part about this little Challenge we had was getting to know my sister-in-law more. Mackenzie has a very generous heart, loves the Lord, and is a great mom and I am so blessed to her as a sister-in-law. She definitely brings out the best in me.
As for who won the challenge? The winner couldn’t be decided (nor needed to be decided) as one dish was sweet and the other was savory. It was the perfect Steak dinner combo!!
Now… onto the recipe for this awesome Tuscan Grilled Ribeye. To get started you will need 2 Walmart USDA Choice Premium Ribeye Steak at room temperature.
Chop up 1 1/2 T. of fresh rosemary and mince 2 garlic cloves.
Now its time to season the Ribeyes, add salt & pepper to both sides. Evenly spread the rosemary and garlic on both sides. (be sure to press the rosemary and garlic into the steaks so that they really absorb the flavor)
Add 1 T. of balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp. of olive oil to each side of the steak.
Put them in the refrigerator and let marinade for 15 minutes.
Place Ribeyes on a grill at medium heat.
Grill each side for 5 minutes (for medium rare).
For the “steakhouse” grill marks like the picture below, rotate steak 90º 2 minutes into grilling.
Remove from grill and let stand for 5 minutes. Top it off with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. (it brings out all the flavors from the steak!)
I hope you enjoy this Tuscan Grilled Steak as much as we did. It would even be perfect for a date night meal at home! 🙂
- 2 Walmart USDA Choice Premium Ribeye Steak, at room temperature
- 1½ T. fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- salt & pepper
- 4 T. balsamic vinegar
- 4 tsp. olive oil
- 1 lemon
- Chop up rosemary and garlic cloves.
- Evenly spread the rosemary, garlic, salt, & pepper on both sides. (be sure to press the rosemary and garlic into the steaks so that they really absorb the flavor)
- Add 1 T. of balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp.of olive to each side of the steak as well.
- Put steaks in the refrigerator and let marinade for 15-20 minutes.
- Place Ribeyes on a grill at medium heat.
- Grill each side for 5 minutes (for medium rare).
- For the "steakhouse" grill marks like the picture below, rotate steak 90º 2 minutes into grilling.
- Remove from grill and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Top it off with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. (it brings out all the flavors from the steak!)
Now! Go check out the Sweet side recipe of this #SteakOver Walmart Challenge go to Cheerios & Lattes!
This sounds totally delicious and I never thought of using rosemary on a Ribeye! Thanks, Krista! Pinning and have great day!
Thanks Cindy… the rosemary is delicious but putting the lemon on after makes the steak. It brings out all its flavors! Hope you have an awesome day as well! 🙂
Krista,
These steaks look fabulous! I love the fresh rosemary and garlic. Iay have to pick up some rib eyes this weekend so I can try this! Pinned to my food board!
Thanks Julie, they were so good!!! I’m thinking about going out to get some more Rib-eyes and making it again! 🙂 Thanks for pinning. I hope you like it!
Krista, these look so amazing! It’s so hard to go out for steak at a restaurant when you know the steaks are going to taste much better made at home, right? You guys nailed it! I’ll go head over to check out the Dr. Pepper Steak…my kinda beverage!
I know…Right! But its still fun to go out, have a glass of wine and not have to worry about the dishes. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by again chica… you rock!
Beautiful steak. Love rosemary on it. Hubby and I are exploring the idea of possibly moving to Texas. 🙂
Thanks Kathy! You should totally come. I am a Wisconsin girl at heart but have come to love Texas, great food and GREAT people. Plus… no snow or shoveling. 🙂
OMG! I must make this! Hopped over from What’s Cooking Love’s Thursday linky
Lori
Thanks Lori, and thanks for stopping by! 🙂
This looks divine! Wow, love the vibrant fresh rosemary; using fresh herbs is so nice, isn’t it? I followd you from the Sunflower Supper Club link party and I’d like to invite you to link up with me on Tuesdays at my own link party: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/p/link-parties.html
Hey Anyonita! Yes, I LOVE using fresh herbs. In fact I have some growing in my backyard now too! 🙂 I would love to join you on Tuesdays, thanks for the invite! 🙂
I think you were both winners!!! This looks amazing…..I love a good ribeye 🙂 I will definitely be giving this one a try! You are so lucky to be living somewhere that your family members will consider moving to. No one will move to Iowa, they don’t even want to visit because of the weather 🙁
Thanks Lisa… if you were with us tasting the pair of steaks your tastebuds would have been happy! 🙂 Yes, we are blessed to finally have family here. It took a good 6 years of convincing but it happened. What moved you to Iowa?
Awesome, Pinned! new follower, Thanks for linking up to MM ~ Paula @Callmepmc.com
Thanks Paula. I hope you like it chica. 🙂 I’m actually already following your awesome blog!
I am not a big Steak Eater but when I do eat it, it is always a rib eye! This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing on Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!!!
Ribeye is the way to go girl! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
This looks AWESOME! I can’t wait to try this, this summer! Saw this on Nap-Time Creations!
Thanks Brooklyn, it tasted awesome too! 🙂 I’ll be praying that the warm weather comes sooner rather than later for ya! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
That steak looks amazing! I can’t wait for grill season! Thanks so much for partying with us at Time to Sparkle Tuesday : )
xoxo Liz
Right there with ya girl… the grill has been calling my name for a while now so I decided to give in and use it!:)
Woweee Sooo Yummy…It’s warming up here in the great Pacific Northwest and I can’t wait to start grilling!! This recipe looks soo good..Thanks for sharing..oh and I love to visit Cheerios and Lattes..how fun is that that you are related!!
Blessings!
Thanks Shari! It is yummy! 🙂 Pacific Northwest? How fun… its beautiful there, my parents live out that direction near Seattle. Yeah, crazy that I am related to a big time blogger. hehe.. She has done so well, I can still remember when she was thinking about starting it and look at her now. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Wow Krista! Those steaks look absolutely incredible! I definitely need to try this 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thanks! They are so good!