Recipe: Brad's Marinated Flank Steak & Ravioli Marinara

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Today's feature is the brad's marinated flank steak & ravioli marinara. This delightful recipe is simple and quick to prepare.

All you require are 32 ingredients and the eagerness to follow 8 easy steps.

• For the steak
• 3-4 lb flank steak
• 3 cloves minced garlic, divided
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine, I used cabernet
• Sea salt and white pepper
• 1/2 tsp rubbed sage
• 1 tsp red chili flakes
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp each, dry thyme, oregano, and parsley
• 3 basil leaves, bruised
• 8 lg crimini mushrooms, sliced thin
• 1 medium sweet onion, sliced thin
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• For the ravioli
• Proper servings of desired ravioli
• 2 lg can crushed tomatoes
• 1 medium can of fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 small shallots, minced
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tbsp butter
• 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1 " squares
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tsp each, dried mustard, salt, pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp each, dried oregano, dried thyme, chili powder
• 6 lg fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 1 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup quality parmesan cheese, grated

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• Marinate the steak. Add all ingredients for steak except mushrooms, 2 cloves garlic, onions, and brown sugar in a large ziploc bag. Mix well and add steak. Remove as much air from bag as possible. Place in fridge overnight.
• When ready to cook, start with the marinara sauce. Heat a lg Dutch oven over medium heat. Add olive oil and shallots. Saute until shallots sweat off but do not brown. Add garlic and saute a couple more minutes. Add rest of ingredients except ravioli and parmesan cheese. Bring to a simmer and adjust seasoning to taste. Simmer at least an hour, covered.
• Heat 2 lg frying pans over medium heat and get 4 qts salted water on to boil.
• Add 1 tbs oil to each pan. Be careful when you add the steak to the pan. The oil may pop a bit. Add the mushrooms and onions to the other pan. Cook steak until it browned well on all sides. If pan is oven safe. Put into a 375 degree oven on the middle rack for 8-10 minutes. Saute mushrooms and onions until the water has sweated off.
• Turn heat to medium low. Continue to saute until you start to see caramelization. Add remaining garlic and brown sugar. Saute until well caramelized.
• Meanwhile cook ravioli per instruction. Drain and rinse in hot water.
• Remove steak from oven and let rest for 5-7 minutes covered with foil. Slice.
• Plate ravioli, top with sauce. Garnish with parmesan fresh basil and olives (optional). Plate sliced steak. Top with onions and mushrooms. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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