Sliced Chili Rubbed Flank Steak on Spicy Rice with Shrimp and Guacamole Stacks

Cook Time: 20 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 4 servings


Ingredients

2 to 2 1/4 pounds flank steak
1 1/2 tablespoons grill seasoning, a palm full and a half
1 tablespoons dark Mexican chili powder, a palm full
1 lime, zested
Cooking spray or oil to coat grill or grill pan
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup white rice
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons hot sauce, eyeball it
1 pound small to medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley
Salt
2 ripe beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
2 Hass avocados, halved, scooped from skin and sliced
1/2 lemon
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled queso Asadero


Directions

Preheat outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to high. Rub the meat with a mixture of grill seasoning, chili powder and the lime zest. Let meat stand 10 minutes. Grease grill surface then add meat and cook 7 to 8 minutes on the first side, 5 to 6 minutes on the flip side for medium doneness.


For the rice, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter, and when melted add rice and toast for a couple of minutes. Add the onion, bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic and cook for a few minutes to begin to soften the veggies. Add stock and raise heat to bring up to a bubble. Stir in the tomato paste and hot sauce. Reduce heat to simmer, cover the pot and cook 18 minutes, until rice is tender. Add shrimp to the pot in the last 5 minutes of cooking. The shrimp will steam on top of the rice. Cook the shrimp until pink and firm. Combine the seafood and cilantro into the rice and season with salt, to taste.


Season sliced tomatoes with salt and dress the avocado with lemon juice. Make 4 stacks alternating the tomatoes with avocado and onions.


Slice the steaks and serve on a bed of shrimp rice, the guacamole stacks alongside. Garnish the guacamole stacks with cheese crumbles.

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My Mom's Tomato and Bean 15 Minute Stoup

Cook Time: 15 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
* 3 cloves garlic, chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
* 2 ribs celery, chopped
* 1 small zucchini, sliced
* 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
* 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomato
* 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 (15-ounce) can small white beans or cannellini beans
* 1 (10 ounces) box, cut frozen green beans
* Salt and pepper
* 1 cup fresh basil, torn or shredded
* Grated Parmigiano or Romano, to pass at table
* Crusty bread, to pass at the table

Directions

Add extra-virgin olive oil to the pot, 2 turns of the pan. Add garlic
and crushed red pepper flakes, stir then stir in the onions, carrots,
celery and zucchini. Cook 10 minutes, then add in the stock, tomatoes
and beans. Bring soup up to a bubble and season with salt and pepper,
to your taste. Simmer 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and wilt the basil
into the soup. Ladle up the soup and serve with grated cheese and
bread.