This steak marinade recipe is made with olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, lemon, herbs and spices, and takes just 5 minutes to put together. It adds tons of flavor to any tender cut of beef and can be used for grilled, broiled or sauteed marinated steak.
I love to use marinades in cooking, it adds so much great flavor with very little effort. I regularly marinate grilled chicken tenders, grilled shrimp and marinated salmon, and I always have this amazing steak marinade in my constant rotation.
You can never go wrong with a good marinade, whether it’s a tri tip marinade, turkey marinade, shrimp marinade or this savory steak marinade.
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Steak Marinade Ingredients
This marinade consists of pantry staples that you probably already have on hand.
- Olive Oil: The oil forms the base of the marinade. It adds flavor to the meat and helps to prevent it from drying out as it cooks.
- Soy Sauce: This sauce adds much needed salt to the steak, as well as a complex, savory flavor.
- Worcestershire Sauce: This sauce pairs perfectly with red meat, and is a must-have for this marinade.
- Lemon Juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice is best. This ingredient helps to tenderize the meat, as well as adds a bright, fresh flavor.
- Garlic: You can’t have steak without garlic! Mince your own fresh garlic for the best results.
- Seasonings: The ingredients of dried Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and onion powder round out the flavor profile of the marinade.
How Do You Make Steak Marinade?
This steak marinade is a blend of soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning and spices. Mix everything together in either a bowl or a gallon sized freezer bag. Add your steak, and give it at least one hour to soak up all that great flavor!
Tips For Steak Marinade
- Feel free to use a low sodium soy sauce if you’re watching your salt intake.
- Italian seasoning is a blend of dry herbs that is available in the spice aisle of most grocery stores. This seasoning is typically a blend of dried basil, parsley, garlic and oregano. If you can’t find Italian seasoning, you can blend together your own dried herbs in equal amounts.
- The steak in these photos is topped with an herb butter which is super easy to make. Simply combine 1/4 cup softened butter with 2 tablespoons fresh chopped herbs, 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic, salt and pepper. Add a dollop of butter on top of each steak as it comes off the grill.
- Looking for a Mexican inspired meal? Try my steak fajita marinade recipe!
- This marinade works well with most cuts of beef, I recommend using it on flank steak, New York strip, ribeye, T-bone, skirt steak, sirloin or filet mignon. If you are making London broil, be sure to check out my London broil marinade recipe!
Quick Tip
This marinade will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 5 days, so it’s great to make in advance if you’re entertaining. You can even freeze your marinade for up to 2 months if need be!
Recipe FAQs
While it’s not a requirement to marinate your steak, most cuts of beef benefit from being marinated. The marinade adds a lot of flavor, and a longer marinating time allows for the ingredients to really penetrate the meat.
I recommend marinating your steak for a minimum of one hour, but if you have time, it’s really best to marinate your steak for at least 6-8 hours. You can leave your steak in the marinade for up to 24 hours if you prefer.
This marinade will help to tenderize steak. The acid in the lemon juice is the tenderizing agent.
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Steak Temperatures
Use a digital thermometer to gauge when your steaks are done. You can insert your thermometer into the thickest part of your meat to determine whether the steak is at your preferred level of doneness. I personally like to cook my steaks to medium, I don’t recommend cooking your meat over 150 degrees F as it will be more likely to be tough or dry.
Keep in mind that steaks should rest for at least 5 minutes before you cut into them, so it’s best to take them off the heat a few degrees before you reach your desired temperature, as they’ll continue to cook as they rest.
- Rare: 130 degrees F
- Medium Rare: 135 degrees F
- Standard Medium: 145 degrees F
- Medium Well: 150 degrees F
- Well Done: 160 degrees F
I typically grill my steaks, either on an outdoor charcoal grill or inside on a grill pan. That being said, this marinade is perfect with sauteed or broiled steak, so go ahead and use whatever cooking method works best for you. Offer a variety of fabulous side dishes such as Olive Garden salad, make ahead mashed potatoes, Southern mac and cheese, funeral potatoes, carrot souffle or air fryer baked potatoes. Your family will thank you!
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Steak Marinade
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl or in a resealable gallon sized freezer bag. Mix to combine.
- Add steaks to the marinade. Marinate for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.
- Cook steak as desired. Marinade makes enough for 2 pounds of steak.
Notes
- This marinade can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days, so it’s great to make in advance if you’re entertaining. You can even freeze your marinade for up to 2 months if need be!
- Feel free to use a low sodium soy sauce if you’re watching your salt intake.
- The steak in these photos is topped with an herb butter which is super easy to make. Simply combine 1/4 cup softened salted butter with 2 tablespoons fresh chopped herbs, 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Add a dollop of butter on top of each steak as it comes off the grill.
This is the best steak marinade I’ve ever used. We’ve made 3 different steaks of differing quality using it. Once without Worcestershire sauce (didn’t have it), twice with – slightly different but both amazing.
I will never buy another “canned” marinade. Truly amazing. Powerful and pleasant flavor, with subtle undertones, that enriches the steak without covering its natural flavor.
3 I don’t have Worcestershire sauce what can I use in place of that?
I would just omit it!
Made this tonight and it was fantastic! My go to marinade from now on. Dinner At The Zoo is my favorite site for recipes!
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Best marinade ever!!!!!!!!! Thought I was eating a TEXAS ROAD HOUSE STEAK.I use this marinade for steak, chicken, and pork. The best I have ever had. LOVE, LOVE, LOVED it.Thanks a bunch.
This marinade was incredible! I ran out of onion powder, so I added some diced onions instead. That was the only change I made. My husband loved it. I’ll be using this recipe from now on. Thanks!
This marinade is delicious! I will be using this recipe often. It’s that good!
Works great with seitan. Thanks!
Love this recipe! Costco meat then on the BBQ! Amazing!
Wow – I’m not a steak lover – but you have me drooling with this – your steaks look so juicy, so delicious with that marinade!
This is the best way to make steak
This looks so flavorful and makes the steak mouth watering
I would rate it 20 if possible yuuuuum
I was thinking that the steaks in your picture look incredibly juicy and then I read your words about the lemon juice in the marinade helping to tenderise steaks. I had no idea – so thanks for the great tips and for helping me achieve tastier steaks at home.
Loved this marinade! It added such great flavors without being overwhelming
WOW this is one delicious looking steak! Can’t wait to try this marinade for a BBQ party we’re having this weekend!
Made this up the day before last and cooked on stove top for supper last night and my girls loved it. My youngest is not a fan of steak but I talked her into trying just a bite and she really enjoyed it. I didn’t have any onion powder on hand and cut back the pepper to half of what it called for for my oldest daughters’ sake and it turned out great. Thank you for sharing. Will definitely use it again
This recipe is a keeper! I would really love to make this, so simple and super delicious!
Love the simplicity of this recipe, using things I always have on hand, and yet the flavor yield is going to be awesome.
What a great marinade for backyard cookouts! We grill almost every night in the warm months so I will definitely get some use from this recipe!
If my husband could eat steak for every meal, he would and he loved this marinade! Excellent recipe~
A good marinade makes any steak better! This one looks fabulous!
Awesome!!