Chocolate Flank Steak with Pineapple Salsa

Paula Deen

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Best DishesEpisode: Cocoa Creations

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Total Time:
2 hr 40 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
3 to 4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • Pinch ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds flank steak
  • Pineapple Salsa, recipe follows
  • Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish, optional

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine vinegar, cocoa, brown sugar, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Add flank steak; seal bag, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours or overnight.

Spray nonstick griddle with nonstick spray and preheat to medium-high.

Remove steak from marinade and discard marinade. Place steak on the griddle and cook for 6 minutes on each side for a medium-rare. When cooked to desired doneness, remove from the griddle, to a cutting board, and let rest for 10 minutes. Cut steak across the grain into thin strips. Serve with Pineapple Salsa and garnish with chopped cilantro, if desired.

Pineapple Salsa:

  • 1 whole pineapple, peeled and diced
  • 1 avocado, halved, pitted, and flesh diced
  • 1/4 cup minced red onion
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, avocado, onion, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Yield: 2 cups

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  • on August 09, 2011

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    Is a wonderful, tasty dish. Great combo of savory & sweet. Will make it again.

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  • on August 01, 2011

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    Absolutely amazing! Made it over the weekend for my daughter=in-law's birthday. Everyone loved it and finished it all off.

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  • on November 13, 2010

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    OMG talk about a fiesta of flavours in my mouth. Muchas Gracias, Paula Deen. This was so good, that I should've made double of everything.

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