cuban steak dinner

Here is the menu for today. I changed some of them from the original to suit our tastes and or to down size them for three.

Cuban Style Beef Chuck Eye Steak

4 lbs chuck eye steak, 1-inch thick, beef (or enough for 3 servings)
2 tablespoons garlic-flavored olive oil ( or mix some olive oil with garlic powder or fresh minced garlic) 
1/2 tablespoon cajun seasoning 
1/2 tablespoons adobo seasoning ( with or without pepper) 
1/8 teaspoon black pepper 

Preheat broiler (or grill). 
Place in oven safe baking dish (I have a special glass one). Pour garlic oil over top of steak, coating the top. Sprinkle on the spices, any order. 
Broil about 20-25 minutes, depending on the thickness of your steak. about 25 minutes.

Chimichurri Sauce yield: Makes about 1 cup
This garlicky sauce from Argentina is great spooned over beef or chicken.

1 cup (packed) fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup (packed) fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt

Puree all ingredients in processor. Transfer to bowl. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)

Salad dressing
2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
4 T. fresh squeezed lime juice
5 T. C. olive oil
2T. C. red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/3 C finely chopped fresh oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Salad
1 ears corn, or equal frozen, thawed
1 avocados peeled, pitted and dice large
4 or 5 cherry tomatoes
1/4 red onion, large dice
1/4 C. cooked, drained red beans and a handful of mixed herbs greens

Fried Sweet Potatoes. Preheat oven to 300º 

2 Large sweet potatoes
1/4 C. vegetable oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Before the steak goes in the oven, place the sweet potatoes in oven on baking sheet until they are easily pierced with a fork but still offer some resistance, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow them to cool. Just before steak is ready, cut lengthwise into quarters and heat oil in large fry pan until oil is very hot but not smoking. Fry until they are brown and crisp, about 3 minutes, remove to paper towels and salt and pepper.