I am going to try to stick to a budget of $400 or less for food, for the month. So, with that in mind, this recipe is a super deal: 1 1/2 of flank steak was $8.88 at Winco, with Gorgonzola from Costco and a side of Brown Rice. Total overall prize was $20, serving 4 ( although we were hungry and there is no leftover). The cooking technique is broiling, which means your oven does all the cooking :)
Enough of the chit-chat. I got this recipe from Cooking Light, but modified it slightly. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 tsp ground chipotle chile pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 lb flank steak, trimmed
1 tsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp all-purpose flour
2/3 cup low-fat milk
1 oz of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1 tsp butter
Directions
Preheat broiler to high. Combine first 3 ingredients. Sprinkle steak with chipotle mixture. Place on a broiler pan; broil 5 minutes on each side ( I did that and left a little longer for me. Hubbie likes his steak super rare, and I needed 5 more minutes on each side for a medium-well level). Let stand for 5 minutes, cut thinly diagonally, across the grain.
Start cooking the brown rice. For the sauce- which I must warn you, is pretty garlicky, but still awesome- heat the olive oil on a sauce pan over medium heat. Add garlic, and cook for 1 minute or until lightly golden. Add flour, cook 30 seconds, stirring. Add the milk, boil. Reduce heat and cook until reduced by half. Remove from heat, add cheese and butter. Pour over the steak and serve with brown rice.
This is also a pretty light recipe- 240 calories per serving ( 3 oz of steak and 3 tbps of the sauce).
This also reminded me a bit of churrasco (Brazilian style steak), as the sea salt helps to seal some of the moist tenderness in the steak. This is for sure a new favorite.
Beijos,
Thais
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