Name: Grilled Beef with Peanut Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 (2-pound) flank steak, trimmed; 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup canned coconut milk; 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice

Why This Recipe Works

Red curry paste does double duty as an ingredient in both our steak rub and our peanut sauce.

Before You Begin

Light or regular coconut milk may be used.

Instructions

Combine 2 tablespoons curry paste, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in bowl and rub all over steak. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in small saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add sugar, garlic, and remaining 1 tablespoon curry paste and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add coconut milk and bring to boil. Whisk in peanut butter, fish sauce, lime juice, and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce until combined. Remove from heat; set aside.

Grill steak over hot fire until medium-rare (125 degrees), about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to carving board, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice thin against grain. Serve with peanut sauce.