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Active Time
45 min
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Total Time
2 3/4 hr (includes marinating)
Food editor Melissa Roberts owes the inspiration for this recipe to her brother in Boston, Jeff, whose signature summer dish is grilled sirloin tips marinated in bottled Italian dressing. Melissa marinates the steak in a homemade, full-flavored red-wine vinaigrette before grilling it alongside skewers of juicy tomatoes and okra.
Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Equipment
Marinate steak:
Step 1
Whisk together shallot, vinegar, mustard, sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 3/4 tsp pepper. Add 1/2 cup oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
Step 2
Toss steak with 1/2 tsp salt, then marinate in a sealed bag with 6 Tbsp vinaigrette, chilled, turning bag occasionally, at least 2 hours. Chill remaining vinaigrette.
Make kebabs:
Step 3
Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas).
Step 4
Meanwhile, toss tomatoes and okra with remaining 3 Tbsp oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Thread tomatoes onto 3 or 4 skewers. Thread okra crosswise onto pairs of parallel skewers, leaving small spaces between pieces. Put on a tray.
Step 5
Thread steak onto remaining skewers, leaving small spaces between pieces (discard marinade). Put on another tray.
Step 6
Oil grill rack, then grill steak skewers, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, about 5 minutes total for medium-rare (about 8 minutes if using steak tips). Transfer to a platter. Drizzle with some of remaining vinaigrette while hot and let stand 5 minutes.
Step 7
Grill tomato and okra skewers, covered only if using a gas grill, turning occasionally, until tomatoes just begin to wilt and okra is tender, 8 to 10 minutes total. Transfer to platter with steak and serve with any remaining reserved vinaigrette.
·Steak can be marinated up to 24 hours.
·Steak and vegetable skewers can be grilled in a hot oiled large (2-burner) ridged grill pan.
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Reviews (10)
Back to TopUsed this recipe for the steak tip marinade. Worked great but just a little too salty. Will try with he tomatoes and okra next time
KareLex
Boston, MA
6/1/2015
oh my goodness. okra is tne Bomb grilled!
peachygrl
ms
6/18/2013
This was outstanding!!! Unfortunately, the okra we got was woody, so I am anxious to have again soon with some more tender okra.
linda2601
Murfreesboro
7/4/2012
Awesome recipe. I am especially thrilled by the okra - it came out surprisingly tasty, goes great with the marinade. This may turn out to be my go-to method for cooking okra - yum yum! Only thing I would change next time is I'd use cherry rather than regular tomatoes.
SofieP
Sofia, Bulgaria
10/20/2011
I didn't use Okra, though it sounds delicious and for my vegetable skewers I had multi-coloured bell peppers and cherry tomatoes. The flavour was wonderful and the meat so tender. This is definitely a recipe I would repeat!
Prairiechic
8/11/2011
This sounds like a great summer dish. I love okra and am always looking for new and different ways to prepare it. I'm going to fire up the grill and try these out this weekend!
KVVK
New York, NY
7/21/2011
I am always looking for recipes with okra in them, so this one is kind of perfect! Especially since steak's involved. I just got inspired to grill this weekend!
carolinasn
New York
7/21/2011
I must confess I did not make the okra-- just used veggies on hand (cherry tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms) which turned out nice-- I will try okra sometime though b/c it sounds great. The marinade is super flavorful and very easy-- I highly recommend it.
Anonymous
Columbia, MO
6/29/2010
Super yummy marinade for steak
beckafreed
8/13/2009
yum - super easy - great idea to skewer each type of food seperately so everything cooks evenly - have made it several times adding mushrooms, onion, zukes and squash to the mix.
Anonymous
eugene, oregon
9/17/2008
