1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1/2 cup coarse salt
1 tablespoon ground mace
1 tablespoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (2- to 2 1/2-pounds) flank steak
1 tablespoon olive oil
In a bowl or plastic bag, combine brown sugar, salt, mace, allspice, onion
powder, garlic powder, and cloves. Rub spice mixture over flank steak; place
in a resealable plastic bag or covered dish; place in refrigerator and let
marinate for 24 hours.
Remove the steaks from the refrigerator an hour before cooking. Rinse steak
and set on a wire rack to dry 10 to 30 minutes. Brush flank steak with olive
oil before cooking. Either grill, broil, or pan fry flank steak over high
heat to medium rare or until the internal temperature reaches desired
temperature on meat thermometer (see below). NOTE: This steak is best cooked
rare to medium rare.
Rare - 120°F
Medium Rare - 125°F
Medium - 130°F
Remove from heat and let steak rest 5 minutes before slicing. With a sharp
knife, slice steak thinly against (diagonal) the grain. Place on a platter
or individual dinner plates.
Makes 4 servings.