Making a marinade is super weird.
You mix a bunch of stuff together, add meat and hope for the best.
We were planning on making this marinade the night before family was coming over to celebrate Gavin’s birthday.
Well, that night was also our friend’s engagement party, which turned into us getting home buzzed up at midnight.
Karen set her alarm bright and early, woke up in a haze and started creating the marinade.
We’re surprised that she even remembered to write down the recipe, and were SHOCKED when tasted the finished product and it… was… awesome.
This is a super simple marinade where you should have the majority of the ingredients sitting around in your kitchen.
We opted to cube some sirloin steaks for kebabs and popped them into a Ziploc with this concoction.
8 hours later, we removed the meat, impaled them with a metal skewer and sandwiched them between bright peppers and onions.
We even reserved part of the marinade to glaze the veggies too.
The great thing about kebabs are that they are so versatile. Eat ‘em as is, pop them on a salad, add them to a tortilla, lay them on rice bed, the possibilities are endless.
If we were unsuccessful at convincing you to make kebabs, it’s fine, this marinade would be great on a steak the old-fashioned way too.
Ingredients
4 cloves garlic, smashed
½ cup soy sauce
4 tbsp wostershire sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 cups Coca Cola
Juice of one lemon
Salt
Pepper
Mix all ingredients together and marinate your steak for at least 8 hours or overnight. We get our meat from Omaha Steaks!
The longer you marinate the meat, the more tender it becomes (we’re thinking the carbonation of the soda had a bit to do with that!)
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Select Coca Cola Steak Marinade
a flavorful marinade recipe for all your steak needs made with coca cola
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 4 tbsp wostershire sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups Coca Cola
- Juice of one lemon
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and marinate for at least 8 hours or overnight. The longer you marinate the meat, the more tender it becomes (we’re thinking the carbonation of the soda had a bit to do with that!)
10 Comments
Karen
September 9, 2019 at 11:49 pmLiterally the best steak we’ve ever eaten. I am definitely saving this recipe
Karen Reinsberg
September 19, 2019 at 4:16 amIt’s always great to meet another Karen! Glad you loved the marinade, we think it’s pretty remarkable as well!
Mark Boucher
September 22, 2019 at 8:08 pmA chef friend of mine told me regarding a similar marinade (which also included orange juice), the tenderness comes from the acid in the cola and citrus breaking down the meat. After that, over cooking can’t make it tough.
coupleinthekitchen
February 7, 2024 at 7:57 pmSmart friend! Yes, the carbination, acid, and natural sugars in the Coke do a world or wonder when it comes to keeping the steak tender.
Bill Boettner
July 19, 2022 at 11:33 amquestion I have Diet Coke in the Fridge will this work as good, or should I pick up some regular?
coupleinthekitchen
February 7, 2024 at 7:56 pmWe would recommend using regular coke so that you get the cane sugar into the marinade instead of an artifical sweetener.
Holley Warner
February 7, 2024 at 4:00 pmHow many pounds of beef do I add?
coupleinthekitchen
February 7, 2024 at 7:55 pmHowever much beef you want to eat for your meal, you just want to ensure you have enough marinade to completely cover the meat. If not, make a double batch of the marinade.
Jim Gould
April 19, 2024 at 4:01 pmThank you! This looks perfect – I’ll make it this weekend. How heavy do you go on salt? I’m thinking a good amount…
coupleinthekitchen
April 19, 2024 at 8:11 pmWe usually do about 2 teaspoons, and then add additional salt, if needed, once the meat is done. Enjoy!