Grilled Chermoula Strip Steaks

This grilled strip steak with homemade marinade is easy and delicious! I use a smoky chermoula sauce as a New York strip marinade for mouthwatering Grilled Chermoula Marinated Strip Steaks.

According to the thermometer, here in South Florida, summer has arrived. It’s like someone turned on the sauna. Everywhere else across the nation, people are finally coming out of their winter hibernation and drying off from the dreary wet spring weather — that calls for a celebration, right? Grilled Chermoula Marinated Strip Steaks.  Fire up the barbecue, this is gonna be good!

To kick off our grilling season, I’ve decided to go with something simple, but outrageously flavorful, grilled chermoula marinated strip steaks!  Not just any strip steaks – USDA Prime strip steaks.

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How To Make Grilled Chermoula Marinated Strip Steaks:

1. Start with a homemade marinade – chermoula sauce.  I shared the chermoula recipe in this post.
2. Use just a quarter cup of the sauce and thin it with some extra virgin olive oil to make a delicious New York strip marinade.
3. Marinate the strip steaks in this smoky spice blend for about an hour before grilling.
4. Heat the grill to a medium high heat, about 450° – 500°.
5. Grill the steaks for 4-5 minutes on one side without fussing with them – avoid poking, prodding, moving or adjusting the meat… just let it be.
6. Flip the steaks and continue cooking until you reach your desired doneness.

• MEDIUM RARE:  3-5 minutes; Internal Temperature 135°.
• MEDIUM: 5-7 minutes; Internal Temperature 140°.
• MEDIUM WELL: 8-10; Internal Temperature 150°.
• Remove the steaks from the grill and let rest for 5-7 minutes so that the juices can redistribute throughout the meat.

Let’s Talk About “Doneness”

Everyone has their optimum preparation for steaks, but unless you’ve mastered the “touch test,” I always opt for a sure thing. An Instant Read Thermometer. My pick is the Thermapen One {shameless affiliate link herewith}

Why I Love My Thermapen One

• The Thermapen takes an accurate temperature reading in 2-3 seconds.
• It has a backlight for nighttime grilling.
• Thermapen naturally goes into sleep mode when you set it down.
• It also wakes up when you pick it up.
• This digital thermometer folds for compact storage.
• It takes a AAA battery, not those hard-to-find button-style batteries.

Don’t those steaks look amazing? I wish I had smell-a-vision so you could understand just how tummy rumbling this meal is.  Scott grilled the ready-made vegetable kebabs alongside the steaks so they came out at the same time.   By the way, that chermoula sauce is excellent on grilled summer vegetables too!

Spoon the leftover sauce into a bowl and serve it alongside your platter of grilled chermoula marinated strip steaks and grilled vegetables so that everyone can help themselves to this bold, flavorful blend.

 I love how easy this Grilled Chermoula Strip Steak recipe is.  Ten minutes to make the sauce, an hour of hands-off marinating time and just a few minutes on a hot grill and it’s a party. These marinated strip steaks are tender and juicy, perfect for celebrating this Memorial Day or for any summer soiree.

What to serve with grilled steak:

• Grilled Vegetable Tomato Mozzarella Caprese
• Quinoa Asparagus and Feta Salad
• Ancient Grains Salad
• Homemade French Fries
• Brussel Fennel Apple Slaw
• Mixed Vegetable Medley
• Corn and Tomato Salad

More grilled steaks and marinades: 

• Bourbon Marinated Grilled Flank Steak
• Herb and Peppercorn Crusted Flank Steak
• Easy Marinated Rib Eye and Veg
• Easy Bourbon Brown Sugar Marinade