Grilled rib chops with mojo sauce
Instructions:
- Serve this dish with a platter of mixed garden tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with coarse salt.
- 1 1/ 4 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
- 1/ 4 cup minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
- 1 fresh serrano chile, seeded and minced (about 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon)
- Coarse salt
- 1/ 2 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice, plus
- 2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest (about 2 oranges)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (2 to 3 limes)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3/ 4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Freshly ground pepper
- 6 beef rib chop steaks (each about 12 ounces and 1 inch thick)
- Make the mojo sauce: Toast the cumin seeds in a dry small skillet over high heat, swirling the pan occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Grind the cumin seeds, garlic, chile, and 11/ 2 teaspoons salt with a mortar and pestle until the mixture forms a coarse paste. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour over the chile mixture. Let cool completely. Stir in the juices, orange zest, and parsley; season with pepper. The sauce can be refrigerated, covered, until ready to use, up to 2 days (bring to room temperature before serving).
- Heat the grill to medium (if using a charcoal grill, the coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for 5 to 6 seconds). Season the rib chops with salt and pepper. Grill, turning once, until cooked to desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve with the mojo sauce.
- SERVES 6