Bloody Mary Flank Steak

for the bloody mary steak

1 cup vegetable juice v8 works well
 1/3 cup vodka
salt and pepper to taste i don't salt till the meat is cooked
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 teaspoon ground celery seed
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1 pound flank steak

 directions

in a Ziploc bag combine all ingredients  except steak  pour half the mixture into a pan or bowl reserve till steak is finished marinating  add steak to Ziploc and marinate 8 hours or up to 24  i do mine overnight  heat reserved marinade in a small saucepan reduce by half      preheat a skillet over a med high heat remove steak from marinate  discard the marinate  and blot the excess off the steak with paper towels   sear the steak on both sides then lower the  to med   cook to 135 internal temp for med rare  about 8 minutes  let the steak rest covered with foil 5 to ten minutes   cut the steak across the grain  serve with the reduced marinate   garnish with celery and tomato   i like to serve with oven roasted potatoes and vegetable of choice or salad   this recipe is originally from Guy Fieri with a few of my own tweaks 


for the oven roasted potatoes


1 pound small red potatoes cut into quarters

1 and 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 1/2 dry
1/2 teas dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt

preheat oven to 325 degrees
place potatoes in a bowl  add spices and oil toss to coat  arrange potatoes in a single layer  on a jellyroll pan  or cookie sheet  coated with cooking spray  bake for 45 minutes on lowest rack in oven    turn up the oven to 425 degrees move potatoes to middle rack and for 15 minutes till crisp and browned  serve with the steak