Chili Barbecued Beef

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Title: Chili Barbecued Beef
Categories: Beef
Yield: 1 servings

MARINADE-----
4 ts Cumin
2 ts Chili powder
1/8 ts Cinnamon
1/4 c Olive oil
1/4 c Fresh lime juice
1/4 c Balsamic vinegar
2 tb Molasses
2 tb Chopped fresh oregano
Or
1 ts Dried oregano
1 tb Minced garlic
1 1/2 lb Beef flank or top round --
Steak or pork tender
Curly endive -- radishes or
Other greens -- for garnish

Marinade: Combine cumin, chili powder and cinnamon in small
saucepan. Cook over high heat until fragrant, 40 seconds. Whisk
in oil, lime juice, vinegar, molasses, oregano and garlic. Pour
marinade over meat in shallow dish, turning to coat. Cover and
refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove meat from refrigerator
30 minutes before grilling. Prepare grill. Remove meat from
marinade. Grill beef over medium coals, basting occasionally, 7
to 8 minutes per side for medium-rare, pork 12 to 15 minutes,
until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part reaches 160
degrees. Let stand 5 minutes. Slice thin across the grain. Serve
with a black bean salsa.

Per serving without salsa: 245 calories, 15 g fat, 57 mg chol,
73 mg sodium. Source: Ladies' Home Journal Magazine/July, 1993
DOTTIE, in Irvine, CA 8-31-94 Cooking the spices, even
for a few seconds, helps reduce their rawness. Your guests will
never guess the ingredients in the marinade---it tastes sweeter
than you might expect.
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