Marinating your Steak can be the perfect way to add that "special refinement" to your dish you've been looking for. Marinating is not just about tenderizing. Using marinades is the best way I know to accentuate some tastes, and play down or even, disguise small imperfections. Here are two Steak Sauce Marinade Recipes that serve a twofold purpose. They are a walk trough, an hands on example using marinade but are also great recipes in themselves.

• Raspberry Steak Delight with Marinade and Sauce
• Marinated Orange Dream Steak

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of malt vinegar
• 4 tablespoons of raspberry jam
• 4 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
• 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce
• Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 10 drops of hot pepper sauce

In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, raspberry jam, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper.

Cook over high heat until sauce comes to a rapid boil. Reduce temperature to low heat and allow to simmer until steak sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool. This sauce is great for basting over your steaks while grilling or baking.

To use raspberry steak sauce marinade, pour over steaks, cover, and set into the refrigerator for approximately 2 hours.

Remove from refrigerator and place steaks immediately onto medium heat grill and cook until desired doneness is achieved. Serve steak garnish with parsley and drizzled with remaining raspberry steak sauce.

The next recipe is a quick 15 minute marinade recipe that is made of things you may already have around your home.

Orange Dream Steak with Marinade

Ingredients 

• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of grated orange zest
• ¼ cup of steak sauce
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• Vegetable oil spray
• 1/8 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 medium top sirloin steaks trimmed

In a small mixing bowl, combine steak sauce, orange zest, sugar, salt, and red pepper.

Next, spray your broiler rack with your nonstick vegetable spray. Rinse your steaks, pat to dry, and place onto broiler rack.

Apply about two tablespoons of orange dream sauce onto steaks and spread evenly. Allow to stand for 15 to 20 minutes.

Preheat your broiler. Broil your marinated steaks for about 3 minutes. Flip, and then spread remaining orange dream sauce over your steaks. Re-insert steaks into broiler for another additional 6 minutes or until your desired done ness has been reached.

Remove your steaks from broiler and place onto a wooden cutting board to cool for 4-5 minutes before slicing. This steak is best served thinly sliced and laid upon a bed of white rice. If you so desire, you may garnish your entree with a few sprigs or parsley and a glass of chilled white wine.

I know you will have a great dinner, the most important thing about steak sauce marinade recipes is that we don't want to drown our meat in an overwhelming array of strong overbearing tastes.