Apricot Glazed Steak Recipe

Glaze your steak with this delicious recipe with apricot preserves, brown sugar, soy sauce and garlic. It’s so delicious!

While summer is a popular time of year for breaking out the BBQ and lighting up the charcoal, fall brings us another reason to barbecue – tailgating! When it comes to a menu for a tailgate party, it’s always fun to shake things up once in a while.

There are the old favorites like burgers, hot dogs, and plain ol’ steaks and and chicken breasts. But I like to change things up now and then with a bit more of a bold and unique flavor. That is exactly what you get with this apricot glazed steak recipe.

I got the idea from a recipe for chicken wings that my mom used to make back when I was in high school that used apricot baby food as its base. If you haven’t shopped for baby food in a while, they don’t make plain apricot any more!

Apricots are no longer a “stand-alone” fruit for babies – it’s always mixed with sweet potatoes, bananas or some other flavor. So, I turned to apricot preserves for this recipe and am glad I did. It gives it a much bigger flavor boost!

This apricot glazed steak recipe has an Asian flair and its marinade develops a sweet and savory glaze on the meat that I find almost irresistible.  

At first I wasn’t sure which type of beef to use, but after browsing for beef at Walmart, I decided on the thin sliced sirloin tip steak. I think it’s a great choice because it cooks quickly, but doesn’t get too try. Next time I may experiment with other cuts of beef as well.

I almost forgot to mention that a BIG bonus is that this recipe is EXTREMELY easy to make!

Apricot Glazed Steak Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
2 pounds thin sliced sirloin tip steak

How to Grill Steak with Apricot Glaze:

Mix first 4 ingredients in a large, flat bottomed dish.  Add the beef and turn several times to coat.  

Marinate at least 2 hours (overnight is best).  

To grill, prepare the charcoal as instructed on the Kingsford Charcoal package.  

Place steak on grill and cook 3-5 minutes or until browned.

Flip steaks and cook other side 3-5 minutes or until cooked through.

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What to Serve with Apricot Glazed Steak:

There are lots of choices for sides to this recipe. Since it has a bit of an Asian flavor, I served it with a Chinese cabbage slaw, as well as some corn on the cob.

Herbed potatoes, veggie skewers or even rice would also compliment it well.

To make this more of a hand-held outdoor meal, just cut the meat into strips and cook on skewers.

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Yield: 4 servings

Apricot Glazed Steak

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Glaze your steak with this delicious recipe with apricot preserves, brown sugar, soy sauce and garlic. It’s so delicious!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
• 2 pounds thin sliced sirloin tip steak

Instructions

1. Mix first 4 ingredients in a large, flat bottomed dish.  Add the beef and turn several times to coat.  
2. Marinate at least 2 hours (overnight is best).  
3. To grill, prepare the charcoal as instructed on the Kingsford Charcoal package.  
4. Place steak on grill and cook 3-5 minutes or until browned.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 786Total Fat: 43gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 262mgSodium: 1041mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 0gSugar: 14gProtein: 77g

Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.

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