Sirloin Steak With Spicy Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 roasted poblano chiles, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, thinly sliced
• kosher salt
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon ground dried ancho chile powder
• 1 1/2 lbs sirloin steaks

Recipe

• 1 to roast your own poblano peppers: place on an aluminum foil-lined sheet pan 4 inches below a broiler. turn regularly until blistered and blackened all over, 5 to 10 minutes. place in a bowl, cover with a kitchen towel, and let cool for 10 minutes. rub the blackened skin off and remove stems and seeds. rinse chiles to remove skin and seeds, if necessary.
• 2 sauce: in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. add onion and red peppers; season with salt. cook, stirring often, until golden-brown, about 10 minutes. add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. add tomato, poblano peppers, and 1/2 cup water. reduce heat; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. remove from heat; add lime juice and season to taste with salt.
• 3 meat:meanwhile, prepare steaks: rub with remaining tablespoon oil and chile powder; season generously with salt. heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat. grill until medium-rare (130 degrees), 2 to 3 minutes per side. let rest, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes. cut steak into 4 serving portions; spoon pepper sauce over each.