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Beef Skewers with Garlic-Thyme Mojo

Recipe Introduction


Adapted from Sonora





List of Ingredients



• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
  
• 1 canned chipotle chile, puréed, or 1 dried chipotle chili, soaked in hot water, drained and minced
  
• 1 cup chopped cilantro leaves
  
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  
• 1 teaspoon honey
  
• 2 pounds boneless sirloin steak, 1 inch thick
  
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
  
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
  
• Juice of 1 lime
  
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  
• 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
  






Instructions



1. Soak 16 wooden skewers. Preheat grill.
   
   
2. Heat oil in a heavy saucepan. Reserve 1 teaspoon garlic; add rest to oil, and cook, stirring, until golden. Add chipotle purée, 3/4 cup cilantro, soy sauce and honey. Simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to medium-large bowl and let cool.
   
   
3. Trim steak of all fat. Cut in strips 1/2 inch thick and 3 inches long. Add to bowl and mix to coat. Marinate 15 minutes.
   
   
4. Combine remaining garlic with oregano, thyme, stock and lime juice in small saucepan, and simmer 5 minutes. Add remaining cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
   
   
5. Weave steak strips onto skewers. Grill about 3 minutes on each side, to desired degree of doneness. Arrange on platter. Whisk butter into sauce, serve with steak.
   
   
6. Yield: 4 to 6 servings.