Grilled Chili Flank Steak with Chipotle-Tomatillo Salsa

This grilled flank steak gets a double punch of spice--first, from a chili-garlic rub and then from a chipotle salsa made with roasted tomatillos and garlic.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more if needed
• 1 (2 pound) flank steak
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and pressed
• ½ pound tomatillos - husked, stemmed, and halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix together garlic, brown sugar, chili powder, pepper, salt, and cumin until blended. Spread a heavy coating of the spice blend over both sides of flank steak and place in a large glass baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours.

Step 2

Preheat one side of an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove steak from the refrigerator and brush lightly with 1 tablespoon oil.

Step 3

Place steak on the hot side of the grill, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Flip steak, cover, and cook another 5 minutes. Move steak to to cooler side of the grill, cover, and cook until desired doneness, about 2 to 5 minutes longer. Remove from the grill and let rest for 15 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread tomatillos and garlic cloves on a baking sheet and drizzle lightly with 1 tablespoon oil.

Step 5

Roast in the preheated oven until vegetables are soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove vegetables from the oven and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Scoop tomatillos and garlic into the bowl of a food processor or blender. Add chipotle peppers and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil; pulse until blended but still slightly chunky. Pour into a serving dish and let cool.

Step 7

Slice flank steak thinly against the grain and serve with salsa.