Grilled Thai Sirloin With Tangy Lime Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs boneless beef top sirloin steaks, well trimmed, cut 1 inch thick
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon chili oil
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder or 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, crushed
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• to taste lime slice
• to taste fresh cilantro leaves

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons soy sauce, olive oil and hot chili oil; whisk until blended.
• 2 in second small bowl, combine garlic powder and 3/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 3 place beef steak in large shallow dish.
• 4 pour 1/2 of soy sauce mixture over one side of steak; sprinkle with 1/2 of garlic powder mixture and 1/2 of chopped cilantro.
• 5 rub mixture firmly into beef.
• 6 turn steak over and repeat on second side. cover and marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes.
• 7 place steak on grid over medium, ash-covered coals.
• 8 grill, uncovered, 17 to 21 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning once. when steak is almost done, in small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients.
• 9 place on grid near edge of grill to heat until hot. carve steak crosswise into thin slices; arrange on heated platter.
• 10 spoon sauce over beef; garnish with lime slices and cilantro sprigs.
• 11 serve immediately.
• 12 tip: to broil, place steak on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 3 to 4 inches from heat. broil 16 to 21 minutes, turning once.