Author Notes
I wanted to get the flavors of a Moroccan Tagine into this dish without turning on the stove. it's 99.9 degrees in the shade at 6:00 pm! OK so I turned it on for just a few minutes to toast the spices - but that's it. Of course if you don't live where it's Africa hot you can cook this indoors in a griddle pan .... —aargersi
Ingredients
- Rub
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1 teaspoon
whole fenugreek seed
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1 teaspoon
whole cumin seed
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4
green cardamom pods
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1/2 teaspoon
whole coriander
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1/4 teaspoon
ground mace
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1/4 teaspoon
ground allspice
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1/2 teaspoon
smoked sweet paprika
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1 teaspoon
kosher salt
- The Rest
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1 pound
flank steak
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1/2
preserved lemon
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1 cup
frozen artichoke hearts (defrosted)
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1/2 cup
chopped green and black olives (use what you have - I had green lemon olives and oil cured black olives)
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1 cup
diced tomato
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1 tablespoon
chopped fresh parsley
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1 teaspoon
dried mint
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1 tablespoon
olive oil - the good stuff
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olive oil - the cooking stuff
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feta cheese
Directions
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Toast the whole spices in a dry skillet for a few minutes until the smell fragrant and fabulous. Put them in a grinder (or use a mortar and pestle) along with the remaining spices but not the salt. Grind everything into a coarse powder. Then stir the salt in. Sprinkle evenly over both sides of the steak and let it sit for about a half an hour.
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Heat the grill to medium high. Drizzle steak, lemon and artichokes with the cooking olive oil. Put the steak on then verrry carefully lay the artichokes across the bars of the grill so they don't fall through. Put the lemon on too. Grill for 2-3 minutes and flip the steak, then verrrrrry carefully flip the artichokes. Flip the lemon.
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In another couple minutes, flip the steak again and pull the artichokes and lemon off - they should be nicely marked but not burnt. Flip the steak one last time and in aboute a minute it should be medium rare. Pull it off and head in.
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While the steak rests, roughly chop the artichokes and lemon. Mix them with the tomatoes, olives and herbs. If everyone in your house likes feta, mix that in too (about a 1/4 cup should do) if not serve it piled on the side.
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Slice the steak and serve up! Pretend you are in Africa (which is how hot it is here - did I mention that?)
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