Ecuadorean Churrasco

This is a simple Ecuadorian steak dish. According to Laylita of www.laylita.com/recipes (where I found the recipe), this is traditionally served with a fried egg, rice, French fries, ripe plantains, a small salad, avocado slices and hot sauce. Posted for ZWT 2008.

• Ready In: 11 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  thin beef steaks, skirt steaks are a good choice
• 12  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Mix the crushed garlic, cumin, salt and pepper together to make a marinade for the meat.
2. Rub the garlic cumin marinade on the thin steaks and marinate for a couple of hours.
3. Grill, broil, or fry the steaks over high heat to desired doneness.
4. Serve the steaks with a crispy fried egg or two on top and accompanied by rice, homemade fries, fried ripe plantains, tomato and onion curtido, lettuce, cucumber slices, avocado slices and aji criollo.