Grilled Flank Steak with Chipotle Honey Sauce

Ingredients

I love the vibrant flavours of Mexico and the American Southwest. Chipotle chiles are the secret ingredient in this recipe and if they're new for you, you're in for a culinary adventure.

• flank steak
• lime juice
• cilantro
• garlic
• chipotle chiles in adobo sauce - check the ingredient list for gluten free
• honey
• olive oil
• balsamic vinegar
• Dijon mustard
• cumin

See recipe card for exact amounts.

Substitutions

Chipotle Chilies in Adobo Sauce - While there is no substitution for chipotle chilies they started out as jalapeños. If you must, substitute with plain jalapeño chiles and add chipotle powder or a smoked paprika to get the smoky flavour similar to that of the chipotles.

Variations

Having a few different ways to serve the main part of a meal takes the pressure off of coming up with different meals day after day. Here are a few ways I serve this flank steak depending on what's in season, what I feel like and who's eating with me.

• Straight up with a steak knife and grilled vegetables.
• Thin slices of juicy steak folded into homemade corn tortillas with your favourite taco fillings, raw or cooked vegetables and avocado slices.
• Sliced steak on top of a salad like this Avocado Orange Salad.
• In late summer serve this steak with Mexican rice and corn on the cob (with chipotle butter or feta and lime).
• When you've got ripe avocados, guacamole with tequila or avocado chipotle sauce are a bonus to any of the above serving ideas.

Get The Tools

Slowly invest in the exact cooking tools you want and over time you'll be glad you did.

• Everyone needs a barbecue and they all get the job done: road trip standup BBQ, moderately priced backyard BBQ, a nice Broil King and you can pay as much as you want for all the features I'm not even aware of.
• Good quality marinating containers such as Tupperware, I have 2 sizes. Glass containers with plastic lids are also popular and both will serve you for decades. Make the investment and quit throwing away plastic bags.
• Tortilla press to make the tortillas; cast iron or ceramic.

Storage

Marinated Flank Steak - Since flank steak is always a large piece of meat plan accordingly. Using my Prep Once, Eat Twice strategy I cut the meat in half before marinating. One piece will be for dinner and the other half will go right into the freezer. It marinates as it freezes and again as it thaws.

Chipotle Honey Sauce - If no one contaminates the sauce (clean utensils only) it will keep in the fridge for weeks so just label it right away. After you run out of flank steak drizzle it over grilled vegetables, rice or potato wedges, tacos, steak or chicken.