I am going to post two favorite recipes here. I do not have pictures, I'm sorry, but this is a fill-in, so there was no way for me to make these before posting. Make one, make both.

In addition to your comments, etc., I want pictures!

Southwestern Flank Steak with Triple Fruit Salsa

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Marinate: 8 Hours
Cook Time: 16 Minutes

Ingredients
1 and 1/2 lb. flank steak
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tbsp. chili sauce
2 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. vegetable oil (I use canola)
1 tsp. honey
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 and 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind
2 tbsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper
1 medium-size orange, thinly sliced

Garnishes: orange wedges, fresh cilantro sprigs

Method (because Querty uses that )

Score steak diagonally across the grain at 1-inch intervals. Place steak in a heavy-duty Ziploc bag or large shallow dish; set aside.

Combine orange juice and next 9 ingredients (everything down to the orange); pour over steak. Place orange slices over steak. Seal or cover, and marinate in fridge for 8 hours, turning occasionally.

Remove steak from marinade, discarding the marinade. Grill steak, covered with grill lid, over medium-hot coals (350 to 400 degrees) 7 to 8 minutes on each side or to disired doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. To serve, slice steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with Triple-Fruit Salsa.

Triple-Fruit Salsa

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Chill: 8 Hours

1 cup diced fresh pineapple or canned pinapple tidbits, undrained
1 cup chopped fresh papaya or mango
1 kiwi, peeled and chopped
3/4 cup diced sweet red pepper
3 tbsp. minced fresh cilantro
1 and 1/2 tbsp. sugar
2 and 1/2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, tossing gently. Cover and chill up to 8 hours. Let stand at room temp. before serving.

This recipe courtesy of Southern Living.

Lone Star Steakhouse Sweet Bourbon Salmon

Ingredients

1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. bourbon
1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup veg. oil
2 tsp. fresh snipped chives
Salmon (or Chicken if you are not a seafood fan)

Method

Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, bourbon, pepper and garlic powder in a bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar, add oil.

Remove skin from salmon. Marinate salmon at least an hour. Save some marinade for cooking.

Preheat grill over med/high heat.

Cook salmon on each side 5-7 minutes, brushing with marinade while cooking.

This goes very well with baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar and butter, and a salad.

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• RE: OTCC - August 9, 2010: Grilling Machine!,Tummy, 09:16 AM, 08-10-10
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LAST EDITED ON 08-10-10 AT 09:17 AM (EST)

Thanks for filling in Boo!

I'll be making the steak and salsa recipes. I'll take pics.

edited to ask - what sides do you think goes well with this? I'm thinking grilled corn on the cob and ...

Definitely corn on the cob. We eat a lot of salads, so I always have a salad.

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I have to thank you for a grill recipe. It's going to be in the triple digits for the next week or so and I am not turning on stove or oven!

I have used my crockpot alot lately. I made Makhani Chicken last night in the crock. I thought of Breezy.

LAST EDITED ON 08-10-10 AT 12:27 PM (EST)

I agree with Tummy-thank you for grilling recipes. I won't be making the salmon (Nolay hates fish), but I'll make the skirt steak. I'm hoping we have one tucked in the freezer from our beef purchase this spring. I think I might have used it already, though.

ETA: If you OTers are already shopping for pineapple, might as well try Silvergirl's low fat pineapple pound cake!
http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID6/35780.shtml#0

-A Tribetastic Creation

Steaks (yes, plural. There was 2 in the package.) are marinating. Salsa is in the refrigerator. About to cut up the watermelon for some watermelon martinis. Playing like this is the weekend.

Oh My. That. was sooo good.

I'm too stuffed to crop and size pictures for posting. Will do that tomorrow.

One confession - I added a little red onion to the salsa and a fresh jalepeno. Very good.

I also overcooked the steak a little. I like medium rare and it was medium. But for the first time cooking flank steak it was super tender and really flavorful.

Thanks Boo!
and I have left-overs for tomorrow's dinner. Rob's a happy man.

I like red onion, so no apologies.

I'm glad you liked it. I'm going to do the salmon this weekend for DH and maybe the steak this weekend or next.

Also, I don't like papayas or mangos. I use a peach.

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How do you think this would be on a different kind of steak? I don't have any flank steak, but have a bunch of Ribeyes, Sirloins, T-Bones, etc. in the freezer. I hate to go buy a flank steak when I already have those.

-A Tribetastic Creation

I think it would be fine. I would probably go with the Sirloins, since the other are the more flavorful of the two.

Incidentally, I had a dream last night that I was at your house eating ribs.

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Maybe this means you are coming to the Rib Cookoff next month!

-A Tribetastic Creation

Garlic didn't make it into the pic -

In the bag

Salsa ingredients - onion not there because it was a last minute addition

The salsa was still chilling - I remembered it after the photo - I think I was concentrating more on the watermelon 'tinis (even though they're served in the 'rita glasses they're still 'tinis)

right before inhaling - yum

Yummmmmm. I'll be adding jalepeno and onion, too, given your suggestions.

-A Tribetastic Creation

That last one is GORGEOUS!

I am way behind due to being really sick twice in the last month which is really unusual for me. Plus it's been so freakin' hot that even going to the grocery store is painful, especially in a black car.

That's a big compliment coming from you. Hate that you've been sick! And I hear you on it being too hot - I just haven't enjoyed this summer because of the excessive heat. Although we have been on more float trips. I have a black car too and am doing a lot of running around chores either early in the am or at night.

Weltek- I'm very glad I added the onion and jalepeno. I'm going to add another jalepeno before left-overs because I like a little more heat.

Bravo!

Agree with Tkit, your pictures look good.

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Thanks!

I loved this meal - and a huge plus was I only had to buy the meat and fruit.

I've lost my camera

And it had all my holiday photographs on it

I really should have learned by now, when Boo says "jump" one should ask how high whilst one is already in the air.

The steak was gorgeous, but it needed the salsa to give it a bit more moistness.

I will probably try this again properly as the flavours were very pleasant.

Glad you enjoyed. I'm making the salmon tonight and the steak this weekend. Even I'm behind on my own.

My external hard drive died this weekend - with 7 years of pictures on it. I think I have most on camera sticks, but that's going to require re-organizing. *sigh*

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So I didn't thaw my meat on time, but I had two chicken breasts thawed. And the fruit was going downhill fast, so I decided to make this with chicken last night. It turned out good! We are using the leftover salsa for shrimp tacos tonight.

1. Per Tummy's suggestion, I added onion and a hot pepper (I used a red nacho pepper from the garden...similar to jalepeno, but hotter) to the fruit salsa. Would absolutely do that again.

2. I didn't have chili sauce, so I used a mix of ketchup and a homemade hot sauce (yes, I know chili sauce isn't really spicy, but I thought it would compliment the dish well).

3. I only let the chicken marinade for about 45 minutes, as the oj would likely toughen it if marinaded longer.

4. Served with a side of fried potatoes with lemon and dill and a marinaded salad of cukes, tomatoes and radishes. All of it DEVOURED.

I can't wait to make this again (with any meat!). My mango was PERFECTLY ripe and flavorful. I've never had a mango that perfect. I hope I can snag another this week.

Pics tonight...

-A Tribetastic Creation

Very yummy and very scary because a freak thunderstorm blew up as Mr. Qwerty was grilling. I was worried that the steak and chicken wasn't the only thing coming back in crispy.

Next time I would use fresh pineapple instead of canned, but I could only work with what I had.

Salsa is made.
Steak is marinating.

Flank steak isn't that common around here, took awhile to find one that really was a flank steak that was labeled as a flank steak. They sell a lot of "london broil" but that can be any of a number of different cuts and I wasn't sure I could tell by looking if it was the right one.

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