Grilled Hanger Steak with Purple Wine Discount Sauce

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Be taught the Finest Option to Grill a Hanger Steak and end it with a decadent pink wine discount sauce. Hanger Steaks are an inexpensive different to dearer cuts of meat and are stuffed with unbelievable taste. Learn how to completely cook dinner a hanger steak on the grill.

Hanger Steaks are a go-to round our home. They’re simple to cook dinner, tremendous tender, take nicely to marinades, and are substantial sufficient to feed the household. In addition they grill in lower than Quarter-hour. What’s to not love about this wonderful reduce?!

Components

• Hanger Steak – Plan 1 pound of hanger steak for each two folks. It ought to require little or no trimming, if any.
• Seasoning – We use a easy mix of kosher salt (we use Diamond Crystal) and black pepper. You may also use our beef rub which has extra natural components, make one in every of our different seasonings, or use your favourite store-bought rub.
• Shallots – We like shallots as the bottom to any pink wine sauce for the sweeter and fewer pungent taste that an onion brings.
• Herbs – We love utilizing contemporary rosemary for steak. If utilizing dried rosemary use half the parts.
• Purple Wine – We want an even bigger tannic and dry wine like cabernet sauvignon. Use solely what you’ll drink. Don’t use something labeled “cooking wine”.
• Balsamic Vinegar – The balsamic provides each candy and acidic flavors to the pink wine sauce.
• Butter – Ending any pink wine pan sauce with unsalted butter provides a wealthy taste and a thicker texture.

What’s a Hanger Steak?

A hanger steak comes from the part proper beneath the rib primal with the next fats content material. It additionally comes from the identical place because the Skirt Steak (which is a skinny, flavorful reduce that takes nicely to marinades and greatest grilled at a excessive warmth).

This reduce is also referred to as a “butcher’s steak” as a result of customers didn’t find out about it and butcher’s saved it a secret and loved it for themselves (sensible butchers).

Preparation

If there’s any silver pores and skin you possibly can trim off with a pointy filet knife.

Liberally season the hanger steak with salt and pepper. There isn’t any have to let the steak come to room temperature. It doesn’t materially change the grilling time. Simply be certain the grill is sizzling.

If you wish to modify this recipe you may also add a marinade, but it surely’s not obligatory with the pan sauce.

Purple Wine Discount Sauce

We advocate making the pink wine discount sauce earlier than grilling the hanger steak or whereas the grill is heating up so it has an opportunity to thicken and funky barely after lowering.

1. In a sauce pan over medium warmth add olive oil and shallots and let soften, about 5 – 6 minutes.
2. Add the wine, balsamic, and rosemary and simmer for about 10-Quarter-hour till the sauce reduces by half, then flip off the warmth and add in a tablespoon of butter to complete it off.
3. Add salt and pepper to style. We sometimes begin with 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt.

It’ll thicken barely because it cools. Pour over your steaks and revel in!

The best way to Grill a Hanger Steak

1. Arrange your grill for direct grilling utilizing lump charcoal. Goal the grill temperature at 500 levels Fahrenheit.
2. Place your seasoned hanger steak on the grill grates over direct warmth for six minutes per facet, till the inner temperature of the meat reaches 122 – 127 levels F with a digital thermometer (flipping often). This may take longer or shorter relying on the extent of warmth your charcoal is laying aside. Usually it takes now not than 12-Quarter-hour whole if the grill is sizzling sufficient.
3. In case you are getting loads of flare ups, transfer the meat across the grill whereas searing, shut the lid after which pull at your required inside temperature. We just like the 122-127 vary for medium uncommon.
4. Take away from the grill and let it relaxation for 10 minutes to permit carry over cooking to happen.

Let the Hanger Steak Relaxation

As soon as the steaks have come to temperature take away them from the grill and allow them to relaxation for 10 minutes. This accounts for carry over cooking, which is a crucial step to contemplate and why we advocate utilizing a superb digital on the spot learn thermometer.

Beef Temperature Ranges

Remember to take into accounts the carry-over cooking that occurs whereas the steak rests. For steaks take away them 5 levels decrease than your required temperature. For roasts take away them 10 levels decrease. The steak’s inside temperature will rise because it rests.

Black and Blue	100 – 120° Fahrenheit (F)	37 – 48° Celsius (C)
Uncommon	120 – 130° F	48 – 54° C
Medium Uncommon	130 – 140° F	54 – 60° C
Medium	140 – 150° F	60 – 65° C
Medium Nicely (not advisable)	150 – 160° F	65 – 71° C
Nicely Achieved (not advisable)	160 – 170° F	71 – 76° C

Wine Pairing for Hanger Steak

That is an extremely tender reduce of beef and works nicely with a wide range of pink wines. The pink wine discount sauce provides richness and taste to the general dish and undoubtedly needs to be thought of too when deciding on your wine.

In the beginning let’s follow pink for this, and a hearty pink will do properly with the grilled meat and wealthy sauce. Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is one in every of my favorites for this dish as they’re not overly tannic and have nice wealthy fruit content material. Different good contenders are Merlot and Malbec.

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*This recipe was initially printed in March of 2015, and up to date in April 2024 with up to date continuously requested questions. The unique recipe stays the identical.

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About Vindulge

Mary (an authorized sommelier and recipe developer) and Sean (yard pitmaster) are co-authors of the critically acclaimed cookbook, Fireplace + Wine, and have been creating content material for the IACP nominated web site Vindulge since 2009. They dwell in Oregon on a farm simply outdoors Portland.

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