Rio Grande Rub Steaks With Cracked Corn and Cheese Squares &
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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RIO GRANDE RUB STEAKS
- 4 (8 -10 ounce) sirloin strip steaks, 1-inch thick
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons a palmful ground ancho chilies or 1 1/2 tablespoons dark chili powder
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons a palmful ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 large red onion, cut into 4 thick slices
- extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, to coat
- salt
- pepper
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CRACKED CORN AND CHEESE SQUARES
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix, mixed to package directions
- softened butter, to grease baking dish
- 1⁄3 lb monterey jack cheese or 1/3 lb monterey jack pepper cheese, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1⁄2 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
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MEXICAN SALAD
- 2 ripe avocados
- 3 vine-ripe tomatoes
- 1⁄2 sweet onion, sliced
- about 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 limes
- coarse salt
- extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
directions
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RIO GRANDE RUB STEAKS:
- Let steaks rest from refrigerator for a few minutes to take the chill off.
- Preheat grill pan or indoor electric grill to high heat. Combine spice rub ingredients: Ancho chile, cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Rub spice blend into steaks.
- Coat sliced red onion with a drizzle of oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Grill steaks and onion slices 5 minutes on each side. Remove from heat. Let meat stand 5 minutes for juices to redistribute. Season steaks with salt. Top with separated rings of red onions. Serve with hot Cracked Cornbread and Cheese Squares and Mexican Salad.
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CRACKED CORN AND CHEESE SQUARES:
- Preheat oven to 400°F Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with butter. Stir cheese, corn, and scallions into packaged mixed corn muffin batter.
- Pour batter into baking dish and bake at 400°F until golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Yield: 4+ servings.
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MEXICAN SALAD:
- Cut avocados in half, working around the pit. Separate the 2 halves. Remove the pit and scoop out avocado flesp with a spoon. Wedge avocados in a pile in the center of a large plater. Seed the wedge tomatoes and arrange around the avocados. Spread slices onion over platter. Sprinkle platter with cilantro. Squeeze the juice of 2 limes evenly over vegetables. Season with coarse salt, drizzle platter with oil and serve.
- Yield: 4 servings.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ElizabethKnicely
Meadville, Pennsylvania
29 year old wife and mother of 3 who is obsessed with meal planning.