A Little Taste of the Carribean..

I came up with this recipe because my cousin was craving steak and rice. Her co-worker told her to try making Coconut Rice and my brain came up with this:

STEAK

4 - 12oz. Palomilla Steaks

5 Limes, zested & juiced

1 Large Yellow Onion, sliced

2 TBSP. Minced Garlic

1 TBSP. Minced Ginger

1 - 12oz. Corona

1 TBSP. Ground Cumin

Sea Salt, To Taste

Peppercorn Medley, To Taste

Olive Oil, to Pan-Fry

In a large mixing bowl, combine the juice & zest of 5 Limes, Garlic, and Ginger. Before adding each steak to the bowl, pound them out with a Kitchen Mallet and then season both sides of each steak with the Cumin.  Now add to the bowl, pour the Corona and toss with the Onions. You can let sit over night in the refrigerator or wait 1-2 hours for the marinade to work itself into the meat.

Right before cooking, put Olive-Oil down in a pan. As it's heating  up, season the steaks (minus the onion) with Sea Salt and Peppercorn Medley (this creates a nice crust when pan-frying). Then, place in pan to sear in Olive Oil. Once steaks are cooked, throw in all the onions and sauté until tender. Then spoon over steak.

COCONUT RICE

2 Cups uncooked White Rice

2 Cups Coconut Milk

1 Small Red Onion, diced

1/2 TBSP. Minced Ginger

1/2 Cup Toasted Sweetened Coconut Flakes

1/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Cilantro

Sea Salt, To Taste

Olive Oil

First, wash the rice and drain, repeat this 3 times. Then, in a medium pan, drizzle Olive Oil and sauté the Red Onion and Ginger. Add Sea Salt, to taste. Once translucent, add the Onion mixture to the washed rice and mix. (I use a Rice Cooker) Once the rice is in the rice cooker, add the 2 Cups of Coconut Milk and let cook. While the rice is cooking, toast the Shredded Coconut in a pan. Once the rice has cooked, toss in the Toasted Coconut Flakes & chopped Cilantro and your rice is ready!

Combine these two recipes for a mouth-watering plate that is sure to please!

PS: Don't be afraid of adding a little spice to your steak, it will only balance out with the sweetness of the rice!

ENJOY!!