Flank Steak with Chermoula
INGREDIENTS
  • Chermoula:
  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 3 tablespoons beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • Steak:
  • 1 1/2-pound flank steak, trimmed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
  1. To prepare sauce, place the first 11 ingredients in a food processor; process until finely chopped, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
  2. To prepare steak, sprinkle steak with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper.
  3. Heat a cast-iron grill pan over high heat.
  4. Coat pan with cooking spray.
  5. Cook steak 4 minutes; turn and look for red beads forming on the surface to indicate the steak is approaching medium rare.
  6. Cook 4 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
  7. Let rest 5 minutes.
  8. Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
  9. Serve with sauce.