Rio Grande Spice Rub Strip Steaks WITH Cracked Corn and Cheese Squares AND Mexican Fiesta Salad
(from castro15’s recipe box)
Categories: Meals
Ingredients
- Steak:
- 4 strip steaks
- 1 1/2 tsp ancho chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 large red onion, cut into 4 thick slices
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Corn:
- 1 package corn muffin mix
- softened butter
- 1/3 lb Monterey Jack, 1/4-inch diced
- 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 scallion, sliced thin
- Salad:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 3 vine-ripe tomatoes
- 1/2 sweet onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 2 limes, halved
- salt
- olive oil
Directions
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Steaks:
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Remove steaks from fridge and let them rest for a few minutes.
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Preheat grill pan to high. Combine ancho chili powder, cumin, coriander and cayenne and rub well into steaks.
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Coat red onion slices in a drizzle of oil. Season with salt and pepper.
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Grill steaks and onion slices, 5 minutes on each side. Remove from heat. Season with salt.
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Corn:
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eheat oven to 400. Grease an 8-inch square dish with butter. In a mixing bowl, stir cheese, corn and scallions into corn muffin batter. Pour into dish and bake 15-18 minutes.
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Salad:
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Cut avocados in half. Separate and remove pit. Scoop out avocado halves with a spoon. Cut avocados into wedges and pile in center or a large platter. Seed and wedge tomatoes and arrange around the avocados. Arrange sliced onion over platter and sprinkle all with cilantro.
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Squeeze the juices of 2 limes evenly over vegetables. Season with salt and drizzle with olive oil.