Gluten-Free Steak Marinade Without Soy Sauce

Simple gluten-free steak marinade without soy sauce!  This recipe is gluten, sugar, and soy free.  Suitable as is for Paleo, Whole 30, and Keto, plus with easy modifications for AIP.

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Steak is a staple food in our household.  We buy sides of beef from a local farm and we love experimenting with different recipes for steak, but this basic gluten-free steak marinade without soy sauce is one we keep coming back to.  It’s easy, healthy, and the ingredients are always on hand! 

This recipe is gluten-free, soy-free, and sugar-free.  It’s suitable as written for Paleo, Whole 30, and Keto diets.  If wanting a marinade for AIP, keep reading for easy modifications!

Plus, this marinade it uses ingredients you likely have on-hand already and is easily customizable to make this recipe your own!

Be sure to add this super-simple recipe to your weekly menu, and keep reading for the recipe!

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Why not Soy Sauce? Is Soy Sauce Gluten-Free?

Most soy sauce contains gluten.  While you can find some special gluten-free soy sauces and tamari—as well as soy sauce alternatives such as aminos—many people who are gluten-free also have an intolerance to soy.  In addition, soy is not allowed on specialty gluten-free diets such as Paleo, Whole 30, or AIP.

Gluten-Free Steak Recipes

This steak marinade is simple, easy, and can be adapted for steak in many different recipes: slice thin and serve with onions, peppers, and mushrooms for yummy Philly Cheese Steak.  Or cook up leftovers for steak & eggs.  Use it as a gluten-free marinade for beef kabobs.  The possibilities are endless!

Flexible Marinade for Many Cuts of Beef

Use this recipe for:

• Sirloin
• Steak Tips
• Flank
• and more!

What matters more for making delicious steak than the cut is the quality of beef. Preferably, choose organic grass-fed and finished beef.

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Use Gluten-Free Meat Tenderizer for More Tender Steaks

When using meat tenderizer you want to be sure it actually gets into your steaks—not just sit on the surface.  First, lightly sprinkle meat tenderizer over your steak, pierce your steak all over with a fork (or pound with a meat tenderizer mallet), and rub in.

Is Any Brand of Meat Tenderizer Gluten-Free?

While many brands are gluten-free, I stick with ones that are explicitly gluten-free such as Badia Spices.

How to Marinade Steak for Grilling

Start marinating your steak 2-6 hours before grilling.

Simply mix up marinade and add to a ziplock bag with the steak to marinate in the fridge before grilling.

Be sure that your grill is free of cross-contamination.  To learn more about grilling safely while gluten-free, read this post!

AIP Marinade

While this basic recipe is not suitable for the Autoimmune Protocol, it is easily adaptable!  Just sub out the Cajun seasoning for spices suitable on AIP such as garlic and onion powder.  Your meat will still be tender and flavorful!

Gluten-Free Steak Marinade Ingredients

This super simple marinade only takes 4 ingredients:

• High-heat oil (I use avocado oil)
• Lemon juice
• Cajun seasoning
• Water

It couldn’t be simpler!

Gluten-Free Cajun Seasoning

While not every brand of Cajun Seasoning is gluten-free, many are! At my local grocery store I can find Morton & Bassett San Francisco, but some other great brands include:

• Bravado Spice Crimson Tex-Cajun Seasoning
• Big Axe Spice BLACK’NJACK
• Cajun Blackening Blend – Spiceology

How to Make Gluten-Free Steak Marinade Without Soy Sauce

Step 1: Mix all marinade ingredients together

This marinade recipe is the amount per 1 pound of steak. Increase as needed.

Step 2: Add with steak in plastic zip-top bag and let sit

Add everything together in a bag and let it sit in the fridge for 2-4 hours before cooking.

Step 3 (optional): Right before cooking, tenderize meat

Tenderize the meat by sprinkling it with tenderizer and piercing it with a fork or pounding with a tenderizing tool.

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Gluten-Free Steak Marinade Without Soy Sauce

Simple gluten-free steak marinade without soy sauce!  This recipe is gluten, sugar, and soy
free.  Suitable as is for Paleo, Whole 30, and Keto, plus with easy modifications for AIP. 

Course: Main Course

Keyword: gluten-free, quick, steak

Ingredients

• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp avocado oil (or other high-heat oil)
• 2 tsp water
• 1.5 tsp Cajun Seasoning
• meat tenderizer (optional)

Instructions

• Mix marinade ingredients together in a Ziplock
  bag.
• Add steak to bag, seal, and refrigerate for 2-4
  hours before cooking.
• If desired, tenderize steak before marinating.
• For best results, cook low and slow on the grill.

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10 Minute Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Rice

This recipe for 10 Minute Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Rice is such an easy recipe to throw together after a busy work day! 

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• 20 of the best gluten-free snacks

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I’ve found it nearly impossible to find gluten-free Chinese take-out.  So, we resort to making it at home!  This way we can control the ingredients and have the assurance that we won’t get “glutened.”

But honestly, this homemade gluten-free chicken fried rice takes half the time of ordering take out and picking it up!  It’s that quick to make. 

Plus, it uses ingredients you likely have on-hand already and is easily customizable to make this recipe your own!

Be sure to add this super-simple recipe to your weekly menu. 

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Leftover Chicken Fried Rice

This recipe (as listed below) is designed for chicken fried rice.  I used leftover chicken and just chopped it up into smaller pieces!  But you could honestly use almost any leftover meat you have (or leave meat out completely!)

Gluten-Free Vegetarian Fried Rice

Don’t eat meat (or don’t have any handy)?  No problem.  Turn this into the perfect Meatless Monday recipe! 

Simply leave out the meat and add in extra veggies!  Mushrooms or broccoli would be great choices, or simply buy a bag of a frozen vegetable stir fry blend to keep it super simple.

Fast Fried Rice

There are a couple tips we use to customize this recipe and make it even faster!

1. Use leftover rice—we cook rice at least once a week, if I know we have a busy schedule that week, I’ll make extra rice so we have it ready to make fast fried rice!
2. Use leftover meat—If you want meat in this recipe, honestly, pretty much any meat works!  Just shred or chop into smaller pieces.  It’s a great way to use up your leftovers!
3. Use frozen vegetables—frozen veggies make this recipe SO quick to put together.
4. Hate chopping onions? Use minced dried onion—I’ve totally done this in a pinch! 

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Chicken Fried Rice Ingredients

To make this simple 10 minute gluten-free chicken fried rice, you only need a few simple ingredients (that you likely already have on hand).  If you’re shopping for specialty gluten-free ingredients, I highly recommend shopping with Thrive Market online.  Their prices are amazing and they ship directly to your home (can’t beat that!)  Get 25% off your first order today by shopping through this link!

• 2 cups cooked rice (I used brown rice)
• 1-2 cups chopped chicken (or sub with meat of choice)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• ¼ cup chopped or shredded carrots
• 2-4 tbsp gluten-free aminos or gluten-free soy sauce/tamari
• 2 eggs (not pictured—oops!)
• ½ cup peas
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp + 1 tsp ghee (or butter)
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ½ – 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ginger
• sesame seeds to garnish

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How to Make 10 Minute Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Rice

Step #1: Heat sesame oil and ghee in the skillet

I use a cast-iron wok.  This thing is amazing!  It keeps the heat uniform—even up the sides of the wok.  Click here to see more amazing reviews for this cast iron wok!   Sesame oil really kicks up the taste in this recipe.  If you don’t use ghee in cooking, feel free to sub regular butter (or vegan butter)!  Heat over medium-high heat, be careful not to burn!  You want to cook fried rice hot and quick, but do not want to burn it!

Step #2: Add veggies

Once warm, toss in the onion, minced garlic, peas, carrots, and any other veggies you choose.  Cook just until onions are becoming translucent (maybe 1-2 minutes).

Step #3: Add your rice, meat, aminos, and seasonings

Next, add the cooked rice, cooked & chopped meat, aminos (I used a mix of Bragg’s soy aminos and coconut aminos), and the seasonings.  Instead of aminos you could use a gluten-free tamari or gluten-free soy sauce.  Continue to stir for another 1-2 minutes until rice is heated and starts to brown.

Step #4: Create a “well” and add the scrambled eggs

Move your rice to the edges of your wok or skillet and create a ‘well’ for the scrambled eggs.  I like to melt a bit more ghee to the middle to ensure that my eggs don’t stick to the bottom of the pan.  Add your eggs and cook and scramble in the middle of the well.  Once the eggs are soft set, stir them into the rest of the fried rice.

Step #5: Add seasonings and continue cooking and stirring until it’s cooked up to your desires

I let mine cook another 2-3 minutes—I really like my rice to brown up.  At this point, I often taste it and add more salt & pepper or aminos if needed.

Step #6: Serve and garnish with sesame seeds

Eat up!

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10 Minute Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Rice

This recipe for 10 minute gluten-free chicken fried rice is
such an easy recipe to throw together after a busy work day! 

For veggie fried rice, simply sub the chicken for veggies such as mushrooms or broccoli

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time8 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: chicken, chinese, gluten-free, quick

Servings: 4

Equipment

• skillet or wok

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked rice I use brown rice
• 1-2 cups chopped cooked chicken or veggies
• 1 small onion
• 1/4 cup chopped or shredded carrot
• 2-4 tbsp aminos (to taste) I use a mix of coconut & soy aminos, but feel free to sub your fav gluten-free soy sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup peas I use frozen
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp ghee or butter
• 1 tsp ghee or butter (for scrambling eggs)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2-1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

• Heat sesame oil and 2 tbsp of ghee in the skillet over medium-high heat (be cautious not to burn!)
• Add veggies, cook just until onions become translucent stirring frequently (1-2 minutes)
• Add rice, meat, aminos (to taste), and seasonings stirring frequently for 1-2 minutes (until rice and meat heat through)
• Create a "well" in the middle by pushing rice mixture to the sides of pan, add 1 tsp ghee, and scramble the eggs in the middle. Once the eggs are soft set, mix in with the rest of the rice.
• Add seasonings and continue cooking and stirring until it's cooked up to your preferences. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Serve and top with sesame seeds as garnish

Notes

I love this wok for making fried rice and many other dishes!

I get most of my gluten-free ingredients from Thrive Market.  Learn more about Thrive Market here.

Be sure to pin this super easy recipe to your Dinner Ideas Pinterest board so you can access it quick and easy whenever you’re ready to cook it!

Then be sure to add it to your weekly meal plan:

download your FREE simple & easy weekly menu planner & shopping list template designed to make your week totally stress-free now!

Looking for more gluten-free recipes?

Here are more recipes you will LOVE:

• Gluten-Free Pizza Quesadillas Recipe
• MASTER list of gluten-free & vegan shakes & smoothie bowls
• Easy homemade Greek Seasoning