RECIPE: REC: Tequila Lime Marinade-reposting this great grilled Tri-Tip recipe.

[luisa_calif]

I used it with skirt steak for fajitas and it was wonderful accomapanied with grilled onions and red bell peppers in flour tortillas.

GRILLED TRI-TIP ROAST WITH TEQUILA

MARINADE

AND CHERRY TOMATO RELISH

Marinate the tri-tip for at least two hours.

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/2 cup olive oil

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup tequila

7 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 teaspoons grated lime peel

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 2-pound beef loin tri-tip roasts, trimmed

Cherry Tomato Relish

Whisk first 10 ingredients in medium

bowl.

Using small sharp knife, pierce meat all

over. Place meat in large resealable

plastic

bag; add marinade. Seal bag. Refrigerate

at

least 2 hours or overnight, turning plastic

bag occasionally. Prepare barbecue

(medium-

high heat). Remove meat from marinade.

Discard marinade. Grill meat to desired

doneness, about 10 minutes per side for

medium-rare. Transfer to cutting board.

Tent

with foil; let stand 10 minutes. Cut

diagonally across grain. Serve meat with

Cherry Tomato Relish.

Makes 8 servings.

Bon Appétit

June 2000

 

[florisandy]

Thanks for this Luisa! I've been wanting to make flank steak fajitas and when I do, will use this

 

[luisa_calif]

BTW I double the tequila...and I don't drink alcohol. but I love cooking w/ it !

 

[florisandy]

Point taken (hic!). Oh my, you just reminded me of

my early travel agent days when we would go to the Mexicana Airlines cocktail parties. They kindly provided us with a salted shot glass of tequila and topped it off with a splash of 7-Up or ginger ale. It was then covered with a cardboard coaster and shaken, not stirred. It's a miracle I made it back from Philly on the train to Jersey in those days.

Thanks Luisa.

 

[luisa_calif]

Good thing you weren't flying the plane...

 

[florisandy]

That's for sure! LOL!