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Southwest Marinated Beef Steak with Grilled Peppers
Italian dressing, lime juice, honey, and cumin make a quick marinade for beef flank steak.
Ingredients
- 1 beef flank steak or top round steak cut 1 inch thick (about 1-1/2 pounds)
- 3 red, yellow or green bell peppers, quartered
- Marinade:1/2 cup prepared Italian dressing
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 Tbs honey
- 1- 1/2 tsp ground cumin (optional)
Directions
- Combine marinade ingredients in small bowl. Place beef steak and 1/3 cup marinade in food-safe plastic bag; turn to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 6 hours or as long as overnight, turning occasionally. Refrigerate remaining marinade.
- Remove steak; discard marinade. Brush bell peppers with some of remaining marinade. Place steak and peppers on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill flank steak, uncovered, 17 to 21 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness (top round steak 16 to 18 minutes for medium rare), turning occasionally. Grill peppers 12 to 15 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Brush steak and peppers occasionally with remaining marinade; do not brush during last 5 minutes.
- Carve steak across the grain into thin slices. Season with salt. Serve with peppers.
Recipe courtesy of the National Cattleman’s Beef Association
Nutrition Facts
Calories 246
Calories from Fat 125 (51%)
(21%)Total Fat 14g
(26%)Saturated Fat 5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
(20%)Cholesterol 60mg
(4%)Sodium 89mg
(15%)Potassium 537mg
Total Carbohydrate 8g
(4%)Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(46%)Protein 23g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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