Pepper Crusted Flank Steak
Traditional dish with peppercorns, cracked, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- ¼ cup peppercorns, cracked
- to taste salt
- ¾ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1½ tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 flank steak
- to taste dijon mustard
Steps
- Combine the peppercorns, salt, cayenne, and paprika.
- Set aside.
- Brush the steak with mustard.
- Apply the seasoning mixture.
- Gently massage into the meat.
- Grill over high heat until marked on both sides.
- Lower the heat to medium.
- Cook, turning often, until internal temperature reaches 140°F for medium rare.
- Remove.
- Let rest, uncovered, for 7 minutes.
- Slice as thinly as humanly possible across the grain.
- Serve warm.
Adapted from “Pepper Crusted Flank Steak”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.