Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban


Churrasco Estilo Cubano - Cuban Style Skirt Steak


Ingredients

Beef plate skirt steak cut in long steaks (about 3/4 pound per person
or more)
Cuban Mojo Marinade for Beef
2 heads garlic - about 20 to 30 cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 and 1/2 cups sour orange juice (substitute two parts orange juice,
one part lemon juice, one part lime juice)
1/2 cup minced onion
2 teaspoons oregano
1 cup Spanish olive oil

Mojo Marinade

Mash garlic, salt, and peppercorns into a paste, using a mortar and
pestle. Stir in sour orange juice, onion, and oregano. Let sit at room
temperature for 30 minutes. Heat the olive oil in a 2 quart saucepan
until hot, but NOT deep frying hot! We're looking for something in
the neighborhood of 220º F. Remove the oil from heat and quickly (and
carefully) whisk in the garlic-orange juice mixture until well
blended. Let cool before using as a marinade!

Preparing the Meat

Preparing the meat is very easy. Place the meat in a large bowl or
pan. Add enough cooled mojo marinade to cover the meat. Place a cover
over the bowl or pan and place in the refrigerator a minimum of five
hours, but preferably overnight.

Grilling the Meat

Grill the marinated steaks outdoors on the barbecue. Make sure your
grill is ready. Gas grills need to be preheated until the grill
surface is very hot. In a barbecue grill, the coals need to be hot
and white!

Remember, thin steaks cook very quickly on a hot grill, so remain in
the standby position at grill side, meat fork in the upright and ready
position! Note that this position does leave one hand free for a
Cuban beer or your choice of other liquid refreshment.

You can cook churrasco however you like your steak - from rare to well
done. However, the rarer the meat, the more tender and flavorful! Be
sure to tell your guests to slice the meat against the grain when
eating. It is much more tender when eaten this way.
Serve the meat with chimichurri sauce - it tastes great!!

Servings: allow about three-fourths to one pound per person, depending
on side dishes.



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