This recipe is adapted
from Rick Browne's 1,001 Best Grilling Recipes.
Rick is the host of the
PBS television show Barbecue America and the author of 8 books on
barbecue. 1,001 Best Grilling Recipes features tried and true
techniques, helpful hints, and key tips that is sure to make a
grillmaster out of even the most inexperienced BBQ-er and I am
giving away a copy of this book, courtesy of the publisher, Agate
Surrey.
Brazilian Marinated Flank
Steak with Chile Lime Sauce
adapted from 1,001 BestGrilling Recipes
1 flank steak, scored
1/8” deep at 1” intervals (drag a knife across in a criss-cross
pattern)
Marinade
½ cup onion, diced
¼ cup lime juice
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp oregano, fresh
chopped
1 heaping tsp roasted
garlic (substitute 3 cloves minced if you don't have roasted)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Worcestershire
sauce
1 bay leaf
Spicy Salsa Verde
2 jalapeno chiles, seeded
and chopped
½ onion, chopped
1 heaping tsp roasted
garlic
½ tsp Kosher salt
Make ahead: Place the
Salsa Verde ingredients in a food processor and pulse until it
becomes a smooth paste. Refrigerate until an hour before use.
(Note: I honestly doubted this simple salsa but it had a great
flavor. Alexis ended up topping her black beans and rice with it too and she doesn't like a lot of spicy heat.)
Mix all marinade
ingredients together and marinate the steak for 4-6 hours.
Remove the steak from the
marinade and wipe off the excess. Set up your grill for direct heat
and preheat to 450f.
Grill about 4-5 minutes
per side until the steak reaches an internal temp of 130f. I like to
rotate them 90 degrees on each side for cross hatch marks.
Rest for 10 minutes.
Slice thin across the grain and serve with the spicy salsa verde.
We served it with black
beans & rice and Plain Chicken's Brazilian Cheese Bread puffs.
I recently had the
opportunity to interview Rick Browne about this book and here's what
he had to say.
NibbleMeThis:
1,001 Best Grilling Recipes is quite a body of work. Did the large
number of recipes needed to complete the book put extra pressure on
you to produce or did you see it as the freedom to explore?
Rick
Browne: No
pressure, after 7 years of hosting Barbecue America on PBS and having
collected recipes from all over the US and from 26 countries for that
series, and being a confirmed BBQ foodie loved the chance to share a
whole bunch of recipes.
NibbleMeThis: One of the things I noticed about this book is how the difficulty of the recipes varies from simple to complex. How did you go about ensuring such a good balance of recipes for a wide audience ranging from beginner to enthusiast to pitmaster?
Rick
Browne: I
wanted to make sure the beginner (ie: kids in or just out of college,
older folks who have never barbecued) as well as the BBQ pros who
compete in the major BBQ contests (American Royal, Memphis in May,
Blues-Brews & BBQ, and Jack Daniels) had some new ideas for
barbecue meals.
NibbleMeThis: How did your six year, 30,000 mile road trip influence your approach to writing 1,001 Best Grilling Recipes? Was a lot of it written on the road?
NibbleMeThis: How did your six year, 30,000 mile road trip influence your approach to writing 1,001 Best Grilling Recipes? Was a lot of it written on the road?
Rick
Browne: None
was written on the road, only took notes and over 10,000 images -
then when I went to write my various books referred to those notes
and those pictures to remind me of the delicious bbq I had sampled,
and watched folks cook.
NibbleMeThis: You and your wife seem to be quite the team. How is Kathy involved in your recipe development?
NibbleMeThis: You and your wife seem to be quite the team. How is Kathy involved in your recipe development?
Rick
Browne: She
is my sous chef, prepping and cleaning up after my cooking demos, my
travel companion and guide, navigator, and proofs all my writings for
me.
NibbleMeThis: What's next for you? Already working on recipe 1,002?
NibbleMeThis: What's next for you? Already working on recipe 1,002?
Rick
Browne: A book called A Century of Restaurants due out
next Summer - where I've visited 100 of America's oldest restaurants
(between 100-300 yrs. old) to document the finest of American cuisine
and its historic roots. Have driven and flown over 40,000 miles for
this, traveling to 46 states. Fully illustrated book with all of my
photography, again having shot thousands of images from coast to
coast and border to border.
Giveaway
Each person can
receive up to a total of 3 entries as follows:
- leave a comment below (NOTE: If you use the "anonymous comment" option, be sure to leave an email or your screen name in the comment so I can contact you if you are the winner. Something like "EggerinFL from the Egg Forum" or "swibirun from the BBQ Brethren forum" is enough.)
- Do a Twitter or Facebook post linking to this giveaway post and then leave a separate comment below.
- Mention this giveaway and link to it in a post on your
blog. Then leave a separate comment below with the URL of your
post.
- Giveaway entry period begins 9pm September ,3 2011 and ends September 8, 2011 11:59pm. Winner will be announced September 9, 2011.
- Comments will be numbered by order received and random.org will generate a random number for the winner.
- Limited to residents of the continental US unless you wish to pay the extra shipping charges.
- I am the final judge regarding any discrepancies, interpretations, grievances, etc about this drawing.
- Agate Surrey is sponsoring the prize. They are not responsible for the drawing or the giveaway.
- Winner must respond and claim the prize within one week of the winning announcement. If a winner does not claim the prize during the specified time, a reserve winner will be drawn from the original entries.
- Employees, Board Members, pets, indentured servants, and
family of Nibble Me This are not eligible to enter.
Posted about the giveaway at http://www.facebook.com/bigwaynersbbq/posts/213858388667917.
ReplyDeleteAwesome looking plate Chris and I can imagine the salsa was indeed spicy. Nice job on the interview.
ReplyDeleteI mentioned and linked on my blog
ReplyDeleteI have a totally different image in my head regarding anything Brazilian. But you knew that, no?
ReplyDeleteMy husband would adore this dish;)
I think this sounds delicious. We're such flank steak fans. I love his idea of documenting old restaurants. Hope I remember to look for it next summer. :)
ReplyDeleteTried to comment until computer gave up. Here I am. I'm not in for the giveaway as I don't grill. This steak however I think could be adapted for my stove top grill pan or the broiler.
ReplyDeleteInteresting book! Can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteMan that steak looks good! I don't do much flank steak, but will have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be your neighbor, Chris. Just the aroma drifting over the back fence would keep me happy. Of course, I might occasionally show up uninvited as well.
ReplyDeleteQuestion for you, does scoring the meat as described, allow the marinade to penetrate more fully? Or does that relate more to the way it cooks? I was under the impression that piercing meats released more or their juices. Is that just for chicken? Or does it only apply to meat when it has finished cooking? (How was that for proving my beginner status?)
P.S. Donna's comment totally made me grin.
what a great book, and a beautiful dish!
ReplyDeleteThe flank steak looks fantastic! I am going to try it. I am always looking for good beef recipes.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious! Great interview too. Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend :D
ReplyDeleteI always forget about twitter - just tweeted the giveaway at http://twitter.com/#!/MMSeaside
ReplyDeleteLooks great and what an awesome topper with the salsa verde, good job...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing..
Oh man... you know how much I love flank steak. This one is filled with fantastic flavors.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview and giveaway!
Wow - that steak looks absolutely amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great meal Chris and I love your interview. I think that might be your best photo yet.
ReplyDeleteSam
I have never tried Flank Steak, but after reading this, I am going to run to the store and buy one. Neat give away also.
ReplyDeleteChili Lime Sauce? Yes please! I'd like a vat of that with everything I'm going to burn/grill today. Oh, and I'd like the book, too, since it's for "older folks who have never barbequed"...in other words, ME! Oh, I'll send out a FB/tweet, too! Happy Labor Day! xo, Nan
ReplyDeleteGreat article about the Brazalian dish. 2 things I noticed. There are several places where 2-3 words run together. Not your normal perfection and I can not find out where to apply for the book. Don't do twitter or FB.
ReplyDeleteRegards Richard Fl, BGE
I love the barbque fellow Rick Browne, his bbq dish looks great, would love to win the recipe book so I could barbeque like a winner, yummee..from maryjane at momanddad00@clear.net we are having high temps, never had one day like the past day or week to come go figure, but will take it and barbeque up a storm, thanks for your blog and the giveway, maryjane
ReplyDeleteWow! 1000 recipes in one cookbook? How heavy is this thing? Haha. The flank steak looks perfectly cooked and the cheese puffs? I must have those!
ReplyDeleteChris, loved the recipe adaptation and the interview with Rick Browne! That book if chopped full of recipes- almost overwhelming! :)
ReplyDeleteNow that is a book I must have. It just went on my Amazon wish list. I'm on vacation next week and have time to cook and this looks like a good start.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next you'll get to interview that smug jackass who won "Food Network Star".
ReplyDelete(crossing fingers)
Fantastic looking meal, Chris!
ReplyDeleteLove the interview :)
Yes I need 1000 more recipe ASA... GREG
ReplyDeleteI just posted a link to the contest on my blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.charcoalgrillingguru.com/2011/09/1001-best-grilling-recipes-book.html
I am stoked about the contest, and love good Brazilian Churrasco!
Awesome Meal Idea. There is nothing better than Brazilian Black Beans and Cheese Bread. The steak looks awesome as well!
ReplyDeleteDang it why did I miss this giveaway?!?! oh well, your steak and chile lime sauce are gorgeous. Beautiful photos as always. Perfectly cooked steak with a nice spicy sauce. I'm in heaven.
ReplyDeleteIs there supposed to be lime in the Chile Lime Sauce or just the marinade?
ReplyDelete@anonymous - Nope there was not any in the "chile-lime sauce" as written in the original recipe by Rick Browne. I thought it was odd at the time too, given the title of the recipe, but the taste worked out nicely.
ReplyDeleteA Tbsp or two wouldn't hurt.