Jamaican Steak Recipes

JAMAICAN JERK FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat grill, grill pan or broiler. Coat a grill, large baking sheet or shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together vinegar, sugar, allspice, cloves, basil, thyme, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Add flank steak and turn to coat (you may marinate up to 24 hours at this point).
• Transfer flank steak to prepared pan and pour over any remaining marinade. Grill or broil 5 minutes per side, until medium-rare. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into thin slices. Serve 12 ounces for tonight's dinner (about 1/3 of the total). Refrigerate leftovers until ready to use.

JAMAICAN-STYLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sugar; cook and stir until lightly browned, 1 minute. Add beef and brown on all sides. , Stir in the vegetables, broth, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, steak sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, 1 to 1-1/4 hours., Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. If desired, serve with rice or potatoes. Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

JAMAICAN STEAK

Steps:

• Score both sides of beef by cutting 1/4 inch deep diagonal lines about 1 inch apart in surface of steak to form diamond shaped design -- do not cut all the way through the meat.
• Combine sugar, juices, garlic, ginger, grated peels, slat , pepper, cinnamon and cloves in 2-quart glass dish.
• Add beef; turn to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate steak at least 2 hours.
• Remove beef from marinade; discard marinade.
• Grill beef over medium hot coals abut 6 minutes per side until medium-rare or to desired doneness.

GRILLED JAMAICAN STEAK

Steps:

• Slice the flank steak on a slant as thinly as poossible.
• Place each piece of steak between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and 1pound until 1/4 inch thick or about the thickness of a beer bottle cap.
• Make the hot pepper paste: In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Rub the steak rounds with about 2/3 of this paste and reserve the remainder.
• Grill the steak rounds over high heat for about 1-2 minutes per side, or until they are medium rare.
• Brush liberally with the remaining hot pepper paste.
• Fair warning: I really like hot stuff, and I find this to be awesome. If you don't like hot stuff, don't make this.