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.
Apricot Glazed Steak
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
- 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.
Everyday Living with Chrys says
We love steak but have never tried it with an apricot glaze. Hubs doesn’t usually like sweet flavors with his meat.
Christie says
Wow, what a great marinade for steak! Looks like your grilling came out perfection!
Camesha says
That looks like a perfect summer meal. I’m a sucker for fresh corn.
Liz Mays says
That sounds soooo good! I can totally see how the apricot flavor would work!
Travel Blogger says
Oh my yum! I love adding a little asain influence to my steak to break up the routine. It’s better than BBQ Sauce too.
Krystal says
We just got a new grill so I could totally use this! Thanks for sharing.
Shell says
My husband would love this! Great tailgating food!
Theresa says
I use apricot on my corned beef and it is amazing. Never thought to use it on steak. I am so doing it now!
Brett says
Oh, this sounds wonderful. Apricot with steak! Yum! I’m all about fruits in glazes and marinades lately.
Melinda says
that sounds really good. I’d add some red pepper flakes for some kick
April @ Everyday Fitness and Nutrition says
This looks really yummy! I’ll see if I can get my husband to eat it since he doesn’t usually enjoy fruit flavors with meat.
Susanna @Zealous Mom says
The entire meal looks so delicious! I need to try it. Yum.
lisa says
Apricot sounds great as a glaze! May have to pick some up for our steaks tomorrow!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
This looks phenomenal!!!! I can’t wait to try it. Pinning.
Katrina says
This sounds yummy, the grilling season is coming to an end soon so we’ve been making the most of it and grilling every night this week, I’ll have to try this Glaze.