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The other night I wanted to cook something special for LaBranda. She had a busy week of school and I thought why not cook a nice dinner. I stumbled upon the recipe below from Whole Foods via an awesome recipe website – Love and Olive Oil.
I made a few alterations (reflected below) and added more chili powder and cumin. I also add fresh cracked blacked pepper to the cilantro sauce which really set it off. I also served this with 2 pan seared ribeyes instead of flat iron steak and it was still excellent. Add a sweet potato and some asparagus cooked with a similar spice mixture as the sauce and we had one amazing meal. I hate I didn’t think to snap some pictures of the plate!
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Pan-Seared Flat Iron Steak with Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Source: Whole Foods
Ingredients
- 1 cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 (10– to 12-ounce) flat iron steaks
Instructions
- Combine the cilantro, garlic, 1/2 cup of the oil, lemon juice, cumin, chili powder and salt in a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasoning including adding some fresh cracked pepper. Set sauce aside.
- Sprinkle steaks on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add steaks and cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare or 4 to 5 minutes for medium.
- Transfer steaks to a cutting board, tent with foil and let rest for 5 minutes before thinly slicing.
- Serve with sauce on the side.
Number of servings: 6
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