Steak Caribbean
- 4 rib eye steaks, boneless 1-inch thick
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 12 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 18 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon orange peel, finely shredded
- 1 teaspoon butter, melted
- 2 large firm bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthwise and crosswise (or 2 plantain bananas, fully ripe)
- 23 cup long grain rice, uncooked
- 12 cup black beans, cooked (or canned, rinsed and drained)
- 2 tablespoons sweet red peppers, finely chopped
- Preheat indoor electric grill.
- Trim fat from steaks.
- Combine garlic, cumin, coriander, salt, and ground red pepper.
- Reserve 1/4 tsp spice mixture for rice.
- Brush both sides of steaks with 1 tbsp of lime juice.
- Sprinkle spice mixture evenly over steaks; rub in with fingers.
- Combine the remaining 1 tbsp lime juice , orange peel and melted margarine.
- Brush on both sides of bananas and set aside.
- Cook rice according to package directions in lightly salted water along with add reserved spice mixture.
- Stir in beans and red sweet pepper to cooked rice; heat through.
- Place steaks on grill and close lid.
- Cook 4-6 minutes for medium-rare, 6-8 minutes for medium.
- When done remove steaks from grill, cover and keep warm.
- Add bananas to the grill and close lid.
- Grill until heated through, about 4 minutes.
- Note: if using plaintain bananas- when fully ripe they are still firm but the skin has turned mostly black.
- If not using fully ripe plantains- cook a little longer than instructed.
garlic, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt, ground red pepper, lime juice, orange peel, butter, bananas, long grain rice, black beans, sweet red peppers
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/steak-caribbean-187257 (may not work)