Guinness-Brined BBQ Lamb Steaks
Guinness-Brined BBQ Lamb Steaks might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 582 calories, 46g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. A mixture of smokin' rub, guinness bbq sauce, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the ale you could follow this main course with the Chewy Brown Sugar & Brown Ale Cookies as a dessert.
Instructions
Combine the Guinness, salt, sugar, water and 2 tablespoons spice rub in a 1-gallon zipper-lock bag. Drop in the lamb steaks, press out the air, and seal. Refrigerate for 2 to 6 hours.
Light a grill for direct medium-high heat, about 425°F.
Remove the lamb from the brine and pat dry. Discard the brine. Coat the lamb with the oil and season with the rub. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Brush the grill grate and rub with oil. Grill the steaks for about 7 minutes per side for medium-rare (135°F on an instant-read thermometer). Baste with a thin layer of the sauce during the last minute of grilling.
Rest the meat for 5 minutes before serving.
Serve the steaks with the remaining sauce on the side.
Substitute any kind of chile rub or Cajun seasoning for the Smokin' Rub. Substitute prepared BBQ sauce spiked with a tablespoon of instant powdered espresso for the grilling sauce.Use lamb shoulder chops instead of lamb leg steaks. Know-How: Making Lamb Steaks
If you can't find lamb leg steaks, you can get the same cut by slicing a boneless leg of lamb 1/2 inch thick.
From Fire It Up: More Than 400 Recipes for Grilling Everything by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim. Text copyright © 2011 by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim; photographs copyright © 2011 by Alison Miksch. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.