1 to 1½ lb. flank steak Garlic: 3 cloves slivered Hot pepper flakes: 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper: freshly ground, 1/4 teaspoon Thyme, dried: 1 teaspoon Cloves, grounbd: pinch Brown sugar: 1 teaspoon packed Score steak at 3/4 inch intervals and at 90 degree angles. Insert garlic slivers under surface. Mix other ingredients in bowl and then rub into steak on both sides. Cover with seran wrap, refrigerate and allow to marinate for at least 4 hours. WASPs remove garlic before grilling or broiling. Others remove 2/3.