Brazilian Marinated Steaks With Chile Lime Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 malagueta hot peppers (or to taste but for gosh sakes don't wimp out, use some!) or 5 jalapeno peppers (or to taste but for gosh sakes don't wimp out, use some!)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch italian fresh parsley leaves, rough chopped
• 3 limes, juice of
• 4 sirloin steaks, 1 1/2-inch thick
• 1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 1/3 cup dry red wine
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sauce: place the peppers and salt in a mortar and crush them with the pestle or take the less energetic way and process them in a blender or food processor until you have a thick paste.
• 2 gradually add the onion and garlic and continue to mash into the paste.
• 3 then add the parsley to the paste, mashing as you do.
• 4 stir in the lime juice until you have a thick,liquid sauce.
• 5 cover and let stand at room temperature.(makes about 1/2 cup).
• 6 *******.
• 7 steaks: place the steaks in a single layer in a large glass or ceramic baking dish.
• 8 whisk the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the steaks, turning to coat evenly.
• 9 cover and refrigerate, turning every couple of hours -- for about 4 hours.
• 10 preheat the grill. remove the steaks from the marinade, shaking off any excess, and grill 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until done to taste.
• 11 transfer to a platter and let the steaks rest, loosely covered with foil, then serve with the chile lime sauce.