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    Sous Vide Stuffed Flank Steak

    Published: Feb 6, 2019 · Modified: Sep 19, 2023 by Sarah Mock As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links.

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    The best way to cook stuffed flank steak is with the sous vide cooking method. Flank steak pinwheels are cooked to the perfect temperature from edge to edge when you sous vide stuffed flank steak. This keto stuffed flank steak recipe will be one of your favorite recipes! Be sure to check out my complete collection of sous vide recipes.

    If you are new to the sous vide method of cooking you are going to want to check out how I make a sous vide turkey breast, sous vide sea bass (favorite!!) sous vide pork chops and sous vide corned beef. For the non carnivores you are going to want to fire up your sous vide and make spicy pickled banana peppers, sous vide asparagus (can you say perfection!?) and my all time favorite dessert: sous vide oreo cheesecake.

    What cut of meat is flank steak?

    Flank steak is a cut of beef that comes from the lower hindquarters of the animal. This is a boneless cut of beef that is long this and fibrous. Flank steak is cooked to a low temperature and sliced against the grain for optimal tenderness.

    New to sous vide? I explain in simple terms everything I know about sous vide cooking.

    How to butterfly a flank steak for flank steak pinwheels.

    1. Remove extra fat and silver skin from the flank steak.
    2. Place one hand on the thicker edge of the flank steak and using a sharp chef knife start slicing the flank steak along the length.
    3. Using long, slow strokes with the chef knife, carefully slice the flank steak in half, horizontally, as a book would open.
    4. Do not cut all the way through.
    5. Leave the last ½ inch of steak in tact.
    6. Open the flank steak as you would open a book and press the meat open.

    If you are a visual person, watch this video on how I butterfly a flank steak:

    Stuffed Flank Steak Ingredients:

    • flank steak
    • baby bella mushrooms, finely diced
    • Butter - for sauteing the mushrooms
    • brie cheese
    • walnuts - chopped
    • baby spinach
    sous vide stuffed flank steak steps of rolling and tying

    How to fill and roll a stuffed flank steak.

    There are many possible filling combinations for a stuffed flank steak. I would chop and dice all the ingredients so they are about the same size so that the steak will roll easier.

    1. Salt and pepper the open flank steak.
    2. Lay baby spinach in a double layer over the steak.
    3. In a heavy bottom pan, sautee diced mushrooms until the water evaporates and they take on a bit of color.
    4. Sprinkle ½ cup finely diced walnuts over the spinach.
    5. Spread finely diced and sautéed mushrooms over the walnuts and spinach.
    6. Slice 8 ounces of brie cheese and lay horizontally on the flank steak.
    7. Starting at the long edge of the steak tightly roll the flank steak to form a pinwheel steak roll.

    If you are a visual person watch this video on how I fill a stuffed flank steak:

    How to roll a stuffed flank steak:

    sous vide stuffed flank steak tied and ready to be seared


    How to tie a up a stuffed flank steak

    Now that the stuffed flank steak is rolled, use kitchen string to secure the roll from coming undone. Kitchen string is an all cotton string so any all cotton string can be used. Stay away from plastic dental flosses. Individual pieces of sting can be use to securely tie the meat or use a long length of cotton string to truss the flank steak.

    Watch this video on how I truss a steak.

    sous vide stuffed flank steak in a sous vide bag

    What is the best way to cook stuffed flank steak?

    The best way to cook stuffed flank steak is with the sous vide method. The reason cooking a sous vide stuffed steak is the best cooking method is because you have consistency of temperature from edge to edge. With other cooking methods it is harder to have the center of the stuffed flank steak the same doneness as the outer circumference of the steak. The time may be longer but the results are perfect.

    How to sous vide a stuffed flank steak.

    1. Stuff and roll the flank steak.
    2. Tie up the flank steak.
    3. Lightly coat the rolled flank steak with your choice of mayonnaise, butter or coconut oil.
    4. Sear the flank steak on a hot grill or cast iron on all sides.
    5. Place in a vacum sealing bag, removing all air and seal.
    6. Place in the sous vide water bath and cook to your desired temperature.
    sous vide stuffed flank steak getting a presear on a hot grill

    How long and at what temperature should a stuffed flank steak be sous vide?

    The beautiful part about cooking a stuffed flank steak is that you can cook it from edge to edge to the exact temperature that you like to eat your meat. Extra time will be needed but the extra time is well spent for a perfectly cooked stuffed flank steak. I cooked this stuffed flank steak at 135F for 6 hours.

    Allow for a minimum of one hour for every inch of thickness of the rolled steak. This particular stuffed flank steak so I cooked it for a minimum of 4 hours. The beauty of sous vide is that the temperature is consistent. No long how long you cook the ingredients, the temperature will no go above what the machine is set. But there can be break down of proteins so with this cut of meat, I do not cook longer than 12 hours. Here are cooking temperatures for your favorite temperature for steak, but remember that with sous vide, if you want a 145 steak, you can have a 145 steak, through and through.

    Temperatures for cooking steak:

    • Rare: 130-135
    • Medium Rare: 140
    • Medium: 155
    • Well done: 165
    sous vide stuffed flank steak being seared on a cast iron flat top

    Finishing a stuffed flank steak

    1. Remove the stuffed flank steak from the water bath.
    2. Snip a hole in the corner of the bag, drain and save any juices.
    3. Heat a grill or cast iron skillet to smoking.
    4. Pat the steak dry with paper towels to remove extra moisture.
    5. Sear on all sides for 30 second to 2 minutes for a final sear on the steak.
    6. Remove the strings, slice and serve.
    sous vide stuffed flank steak with steak pinwheels cut for a party

    What do you do with the extra juices from the sous vide bag?

    I thicken the juices from the sous vide bag to make a gravy. I thicken with a roux and a splash of red wine.

    close up of sous vide stuffed flank steak pinwheel cutaway

    Stuffed flank steak fillings:

    There are lots of different filling that can go into a stuffed flank steak. The mushrooms, spinach, walnuts and brie are just what I have in this particular recipe. I have some other combinations for you:

    1. 1  ½ cup mozzarella cheese grated or shredded, 1 cup spinach, ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes roughly chopped
    2. ½ green pepper thinly sliced, ½ red pepper thinly sliced. ½ orange pepper thinly sliced, ½ onion thinly sliced, 3 tablespoon taco seasoning,
      4 ounces pepper jack cheese thinly sliced
    3. 3 cups fresh baby spinach, 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes packed in olive oil, drained, 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced, ½ teaspoon dried basil
    4. 5 cloves garlic minced, ¼ cup cilantro chopped, ¼ cup parsley chopped, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, pinch of red pepper flakes, 2 hard boiled eggs quartered, ½ green bell pepper sliced, ½ red bell pepper sliced
    5. 4 ounces cream cheese, 1 jar (5 oz) artichoke hearts drained and chopped, 2 cloves garlic minced, 8 ounces sliced Provolone cheese, 2 cups baby spinach

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    Sous Vide Stuffed Flank Steak

    Sarah Mock
    The best way to cook stuffed flank steak is with the sous vide cooking method. Flank steak pinwheels care cooked to the perfect temperature from edge to edge when you sous vide stuffed flank steak.
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    Prep time for the recipePrep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook time for the recipeCook Time 4 hours hrs
    total time to prep and cook the recipe.Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
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    Course Beef Recipes
    Cuisine French
    Makes 6 people
    Per Serving 486 kcal

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    Ingredients
     

    • 1-2 lb flank steak
    • 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms (finely diced)
    • 3 Tablespoons butter
    • 8 ounces brie cheese
    • ½ cup diced walnuts
    • 1 ½ cups baby spinach

    Instructions
     

    How to fill and roll a stuffed flank steak.

    • Salt and pepper the open flank steak.
    • Lay baby spinach in a double layer over the steak.
    • In a heavy bottom pan, sautee diced muchrooms until the water evaproates and they take on a bit of color.
    • Sprinkle ½ cup finely diced walnuts over the spinach.
    • Spread finely diced and sautéed mushrooms over the walnuts and spinach.
    • Slice 8 ounces of brie cheese and lay horizontally on the flank steak.
    • Starting at the long edge of the steak tightly roll the flank steak to form a pinwheel steak roll.

    How to sous vide a stuffed flank steak.

    • Stuff and roll the flank steak.
    • Tie up the flank steak.
    • Lightly coat the rolled flank steak with your choice of mayonnaise, butter or coconut oil.
    • Sear the flank steak on a hot grill or cast iron on all sides.
    • Place in a vacum sealing bag, removing all air and seal.
    • Place in the sous vide water bath and cook to your desired temperature.

    Finishing a stuffed flank steak

    • Remove the stuffed flank steak from the water bath.
    • Snip a hole in the corner of the bag, drain and save any juices.
    • Heat a grill or cast iron skillet to smoking.
    • Pat the steak dry with paper towels to remove extra moisture.
    • Sear on all sides for 30 second to 2 minutes for a final sear on the steak.
    • Remove the strings, slice and serve.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Calories: 486kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 52gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 157mgSodium: 329mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1g

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    1. Athena Engel

      May 06, 2021 at 4:21 pm

      Thank you very much! I’m so excited to make this tomorrow!! Which do you prefer for the searing prior to placing into the sous vide? Mayonnaise or butter?
      Also, do you have any suggestions for a replacement for the walnuts (nut allergy)? Or would you just leave them out?

    2. Sarah Mock

      May 06, 2021 at 12:49 pm

      Athena,
      THANK YOU for the question and for catching my error. I did update both the post and recipe card to include sauteeing the mushrooms.Here is what I added: (You are going to want to use about 3 Tablespoons of butter) In a heavy bottom pan, sautee diced mushrooms until the water evaporates and they take on a bit of color.

    3. Athena Engel

      May 05, 2021 at 8:38 pm

      This loooks wonderful and I bought the ingredients for it today. I have 2 questions, however. In step 4 you say to spread the chopped and sautéed mushrooms on the steak. There is no step about sautéing. What do I sauté them in and do I drain the liquid off the mushrooms? Also, I’m allergic to nuts, will it change the taster dramatically if I leave the walnuts out?

    4. Sarah

      October 17, 2019 at 1:52 pm

      You are more than welcome Laura! I am so glad my videos could be helpful to you!

    5. Laura

      April 15, 2019 at 2:50 pm

      This morning, I sought out a video for how to correctly butterfly a flank steak (because the butcher was off yesterday). After viewing several that were not especially enlightening, I came upon yours and it was the best I'd seen. Thank you for explaining things so thoroughly! It was really helpful - especially the knife suggestion, which I happened to have - and I successfully accomplished the task.

    6. Sarah

      December 05, 2018 at 7:42 pm

      I KNOW!!! Brie was the first 'fancy' cheese I learned to love when I got into the culinary industry. It holds a special place in my heart. (and waist line! )

    7. Sarah

      December 05, 2018 at 7:41 pm

      I think so too! I love a meal that is impressive yet easy!

    8. Shadi Hasanzadenemati

      December 05, 2018 at 6:53 pm

      5 stars
      Love this gorgeous steak! Perfect for a holiday party!

    9. Tara

      December 05, 2018 at 6:40 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my, you had me at Brie cheese. Love everything about this!

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