Grilled Steaks with Red Chile Sauce
- 3 oz dried guajillo chiles guajillo chiles
- 4 cups boiling-hot water
- 1 (12-oz) jar roasted red peppers, drained, seeded, and coarsely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground in an electric coffee/spice grinder
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 3/4 teaspoon dried, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar, or to taste
- 6 (3/4-inch-thick) boneless rib-eye steaks (7 to 8 oz each)
- Accompaniment: pickled red onions with cilantro
- Rinse chiles and remove stems, then split open and discard seeds and ribs.
- Heat a dry well-seasoned cast-iron skillet or heavy skillet over moderate heat, then toast chiles in batches, turning them, about 30 seconds total.
- Transfer chiles to a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over them.
- Cover bowl and soak chiles, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 20 minutes.
- Reserve 2 cups soaking liquid, then drain chiles in a colander.
- Puree chiles, reserved soaking liquid, and roasted peppers in 2 batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids).
- Force puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and discarding solids.
- Cook garlic, cumin, oregano, and salt in butter in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, 1 minute.
- Add flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
- Whisk in chile mixture and simmer, whisking occasionally, until reduced to about 2 1/2 cups, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add vinegar and salt to taste.
- Keep sauce warm, covered.
- Prepare grill for cooking.
- If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal.
- Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds.
- If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderately high.
- Pat steaks dry and season with salt.
- Grill steaks, uncovered, on lightly oiled grill rack, turning over once, 6 to 8 minutes total for medium-rare.
- Transfer to a platter and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes.
- Serve steaks with sauce.
guajillo chiles, boilinghot water, red peppers, garlic, cumin seeds, fresh oregano, salt, unsalted butter, flour, cider vinegar, accompaniment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-steaks-with-red-chile-sauce-108336 (may not work)