Anonymous Tue May 23 19:37:41 2006

---MARINADE---

4 teaspoons cumin

2 teaspoons chili powder

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoon molasses

2 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

1 teaspoon or dried oregano

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1-1/2 pounds beef flank or top round steak

curly endive -- radishes or

other greens -- for garnish

Marinade: Combine cumin, chili powder and cinnamon in small saucepan. Cook over high

heat until fragrant, 40 seconds. Whisk in oil, lime juice, vinegar, molasses, oregano and

garlic. Pour marinade over meat in shallow dish, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate 4

hours or overnight. Remove meat from refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling. Prepare grill.

Remove meat from marinade. Grill beef over medium coals, basting occasionally, 7 to 8

minutes per side for medium-rare, pork 12 to 15 minutes, until meat thermometer inserted

in thickest part reaches 160F. Let stand 5 minutes. Slice thin across the grain. Serve with a

black bean salsa. Your guests will never guess the ingredients in the marinade---it tastes

sweeter than you might expect. Posted to the BBQ List by Carey Starzinger on May 01,

1996.