Broiled Flank Steaks with Spicy Roasted Potatoes

This meal was really easy to make, especially since the meat needs to be marinated for several hours, but then it only takes a few minutes to cook. This was especially nice when I decided to try to move an extremely heavy bookcase (w/ all my nursing textbooks on it) and practically ripped the whole thing in two. So, due to that, I ended up at target purchasing not only a new (bigger) bookshelf, but also a new dresser for the closet.....both of which had to be put together (thank goodness for JEREMY) I could've handled the bookshelf, but after helping with the dresser that took 3 1/2 HOURS - I would've lost my mind and possibly thrown it off the balcony if I had been doing it alone.

Jeremy working on the bookshelf....

So back to the cooking --

Ingredients:

Ignore the lemon juice and Mrs. Dash - I changed my mind after the picture

• 4-5 cloves of garlic, pressed (I only used 4 b/c mine were pretty large cloves)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1-2 lbs flank steak
• 4 russet potatoes - cut in to wedges
• 2 tbsp oil (I use Smart Balance which is a mixture, but you could use veg. oil)
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (don't use too much - they will be too spicy)
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Broiler pan
• (A glass of wine - you'll need it trying to cook and put together furniture)

Steps:

• Mix together the garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, and pepper in a shallow baking dish
• Add steak to dish, turning to make sure they are fully coated, cover the dish and refrigerate for 2-6 hours (longer wouldn't hurt.....I wouldn't try doing to less)

• Potatoes - Preheat oven to 400
• Place potato wedges in a medium bowl, toss together with oil, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and paprika until well coated

• Place on baking sheet in an even layer, sprinkle with salt and pepper

• Place in oven for 30-35 minutes
• Once the potatoes are done, take out and tent with aluminum foil

• Put oven rack as close to the top of the oven, Turn oven to broil and let oven heat up for 10-15 minutes
• Pour about 1 cup of water in the bottom of the broiler pan, place the top rack back on and spray with a little oil to keep the meat from sticking
• Remove steak from marinade, place on broiler pan
• Once oven is ready, place broiler in, and let cook about 2-3 minutes, remove, and cook the other side for about 2-3 minutes, but watch the meat for how well done you want the meat. 

• Once they are done, remove from oven and let sit about 5 minutes

• I then turned the broiler off, but put the potatoes back in for about 2 minutes to let warm and crisp the tops a bit.
• After the steak cooled, transfer to cutting sheet and slice against the grain.
• Everything is ready to serve - we ate ours with some steamed peas, and topped the steak with some horseradish

Enjoy!