Pepper Encrusted Bone In Rib Eye
Cut the steak off the bone and slice on a bias. Pour the steak sauce over the steak and serve.
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Coffee Rubbed Flat Iron Steak
Coffee Rubbed Flat Iron Steak
Flat iron steaks have become a very popular cut at steak houses; charging a premium price for something that is relatively inexpensive to buy and grill at home. The cut comes from the shoulder top blade of the cow. It is comparable to flank steak and skirt steak. Since it is a thin cut, it cooks quickly; only 5 minutes a side for medium rare. They can be eaten as a steak and are also great for stir fry, sandwiches, tacos and fajitas.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- charcoal
- chimney starter
- charcoal grill
- coffee grinder
Ingredients
- 24 oz flat iron steak
- 3 tbsp coffee beans
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 3 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Grind the coffee beans and cumin seeds together in a coffee grinder. Mix together the rest of the spices.
- Rub the flat iron with olive oil.
- Coat in the spice mix. Let rest for 1 hour.
- Start the charcoal in the chimney starter. Allow to get gray. Pour in the grill and place on the grate. Put the flat iron on the grill.
- Grill for 5 minutes a side.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Thinly slice across the grain.
Malagasy Monkfish Curry
Serve over steamed basmati rice. Garnish with more cilantro and lime wedges.
Arrachera (Mexican Skirt Steak)
Arrachera (Mexican Skirt Steak)
Arrachera, aka Mexican skirt steak, is a great cut for tacos. It is tender, highly flavorful like a ribeye, and cooks very quickly. The skirt steak is best marinated overnight to achieve maximum flavor. To slice the skirt steak, always cut against the grain. If you cut with the grain, it will be tough and you’ll have chewy tacos.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- charcoal grill
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- food mallet
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs inner skirt steak
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 small jalapeños finely minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Using a food mallet, hammer down the skirt steak on both sides until it’s a consistent thickness.
- Marinate the skirt steak with all of the ingredients for 8 hours.
- Get the charcoal gray in the chimney starter. Pour the charcoal in the grill. Lay the skirt steak directly over the charcoal.
- Grill for 4-5 minutes a side.
- Let the skirt steak rest for 10 minutes. Cut into chunks and thinly slice against the grain.
Serve the skirt steak on corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, jalapeños, and your favorite hot sauce.
Belizean Grilled Chicken Wings
Belizean Jerk Chicken Wings
I was recently on vacation in the beautiful country of Belize and picked up some jerk seasoning from a farmers market. Belizeans have their own version that differs from Jamaican jerk seasoning. The extra ingredients that aren’t part of Jamaican jerk are dried oregano and orange peel. In addition, they use allspice leaves instead of ground allspice berries. Since you’ll have a problem finding the leaves, ground will do. I chose to use wings, but any pieces of chicken will work great. This seasoning is also really good on pork, turkey, fish and shrimp.
Equipment
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- grill
Ingredients
- 8 large whole chicken wings
Belizean Jerk Dry Rub Seasoning
- 1 tbsp habanero pepper powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp allspice
- 2 tsp ground dried orange peel
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix together the jerk ingredients.
- Liberally season the wings. Let marinate for 8 hours; preferably overnight.
- Let the charcoal get grey in a chimney starter. Pour the grey charcoal into the grill. Place the wings over the charcoal.
- Sear the wings on all sides for 10 minutes in total.
- Pull the wings off to the side away from the charcoal. Cover the grill with the vent open. Grill for 20 more minutes; occasionally turning to cook evenly.
Serve the wings with fried plantains; sweet or savory.
