Grilled Beef

Grilled beef is a meaty preparation prepared with beef steak (cut of beef cut perpendicularly to muscle fibres) or beef tenderloin (a cut from beef loin). The beef used to prepare grilled beef dish refers to meat usually obtained from domestic cattle viz. bulls, cows, steers, and heifers, and is quite popularly used in the cuisines of Middle East, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, US, and Europe. The beef is often seasoned with salt and pepper, and then grilled. A few recipes suggest marinating beef prior to grilling process. Marinating the beef cut before it is grilled helps in enhancing the flavor of the grilled meat dish.  

Ingredients and Preparation

The simplest grilled beef recipe suggests using beef tenderloin, ground mustard, and kosher rock salt as the only ingredients. The meat is covered properly with mustard and rock salt is sprinkled all over the beef, before placing the meat on a grill.   

Popular Grilled Beef Recipes

A few popular grilled beef recipes have been discussed as under:

• Grilled beef flank steak- both the sides of flank steak are seasoned with pepper and salt, and then grilled on a hot charcoal grill, while making sure to turn the steak in the midst of the grilling process. 

• Char-grilled beef tenderloin with three-herb chimichurri- beef tenderloin is brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with spice rub (a mix of dark brown sugar, smoked paprika, kosher salt, chile powder, and black pepper); cooked on grill; cut into thin slices; and served with chimichurri sauce (a blend of olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, peeled garlic cloves, lemon juice, sea salt, peeled shallots, black pepper, red pepper, and three herbs viz. parsley, cilantro, and mint).

• Soy sauce and sugar marinated grilled beef- this grilled beef recipe suggests marinating beef tenderloin for around two hours in a mix of soy sauce, sugar, toasted sesame seeds, flour, oil, sliced scallions, crushed garlic cloves, and black pepper, and then grilling it on a preheated grill.

• Butter and Dijon mustard based grilled beef tenderloin- this dish is prepared by rubbing beef tenderloin with butter and smothering it with Dijon mustard, pepper, and salt, before grilling it.

Grilled Beef Nutrition Facts

Grilled beef is enriched with the nutrients of beef, with 308 g of beef providing around 447 calories obtained from 13 g of fat, 1069 mg of cholesterol, 176 mg of sodium, and 77 g of protein. Consumption of beef based dishes help in preventing an individual from rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. Further, due to presence of omega 3 fatty acids in beef, the ingestion of it helps in maintaining appropriate level of cholesterol, hence preventing an individual from heart diseases. Being rich in iron and phosphors, consumption of beef based dishes helps in preventing fatigue and maintaining adequate health of bones and teeth.