Grilled Skirt Steak with Guacamole and Rajas
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Skirt Steak with Guacamole and Rajas a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 776 calories, 39g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. If you have 4 onion, juice from 2 limes, jalapeño, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.
Instructions
Cut the skirt steak into four equally sized portions. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
Add 1 tablespoon lime juice to a small baking dish, add the skirt steak, tossing it in the juice. Set aside for ten minutes, flipping the pieces halfway through.
Meanwhile, adjust rack to four inches below broiler element. Preheat broiler to high.
Place the poblanos on a sheet pan wrapped in aluminum foil, and set under the broiler. Cook until charred on top, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip char on the other side, another three to four minutes.
Transfer peppers to a medium bowl, cover tightly in plastic wrap, and let steam for ten minutes.
Remove blackened skin with your fingers.
Cut off the stems, remove the seeds, and then cut the flesh into 1/4-inch wide strips.
Remove the skirt steak pieces from the dish, and use a paper towel to dry the pieces.
Place the pieces on the sheet pan and set underneath the broiler. Cook until browned on the top, 3 to 4 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Flip the steaks and brown on the other side, until thickest part of steak registers 125 to 130°F on an instant read thermometer and surface is well browned, 3 to 4 minutes longer.
Transfer to cutting board and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, plit avocados in half, remove pits, and scoop out flesh into a medium bowl. Mash with a potato masher or large spoon. Stir in the garlic, white onion, jalapeño, and a tablespoon of lime juice. Season with salt to taste.
Warm the tortillas on a 10-inch skillet set over medium heat for a few seconds until soft and pliant. Slice steak thinly against the grain. To construct for serving, add a few pieces of sliced steak to each tortilla, and top with rajas, guacamole, and sliced radish.
Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Steak works really well with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. One wine you could try is Flora Springs Napa Valley Merlot. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.
Flora Springs Napa Valley Merlot
Bursting with big black cherry, juniper berry and black licorice flavors, easing into notes of cardamom, cinnamon, and gentle vanilla creme. There's an intriguing granite minerality to the wine along with a toasty, sweet oak profile in the finish. This is a wonderful stand-alone wine, but can be paired with a variety of dishes. It's forceful personality make it a good match for almost anything a Cabernet would be paired with, a favorite steak dish for instance, yet the wine's tannin structure is soft enough to pair with eggplant parmesan or your favorite chicken dish.