TGIF – Grilling With A “Twist!”

1 Comment | Written on June 18, 2010 at 5:00 am , by Kristina Vanni

This week for TGIF, I wanted to showcase an upscale grilled recipe. Return to the elegance of a bygone era with a perfectly grilled steak redolent of favorite martini flavors. Make it an event with a pitcher of classic dry martinis and play a little Frank Sinatra or Michael Buble in the background.

GRILLED MARTINI STEAKS WITH A TWIST

1/4 cup finely chopped green onion

1/4 cup gin

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

4 boneless beef top sirloin steaks, cut 1-inch thick (about 2 pounds total)

1 teaspoon tricolor peppercorns, crushed

Salt

Whole or sliced pimiento stuffed green olives

Lemon twists

1. In a bowl combine the green onion, gin, and olive oil. Place the steaks in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish. Add marinade; seal bag and turn to coat steaks with marinade. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. Drain steaks, discarding marinade. Press the crushed peppercorns onto both sides of the steaks.

3. Grill the steaks over direct, medium-hot heat to desired doneness, turning once. Allow 8-12 minutes for medium-rare, and 12-15 minutes for medium. Season to taste with salt.

4. To serve, garnish steaks with olives and twists of lemon. Serves 4.

Nutrition information per serving: 416 cal.; 24 g total fat (10 sat.fat); 134 g cholesterol; 237 mg sodium; 0 g carbo.; 0 g fiber; 45 g protein

CLASSIC DRY MARTINI (click here to view and print recipe)

Ice cubes

8 ounces gin or vodka (1 cup)

1 ounce dry vermouth (2 tablespoons)

Pimiento-stuffed olives or lemon peel twists

Place ice cubes in a martini shaker. Add vodka and vermouth; shake. Strain into four chilled martini glasses. If desired, skewer olives or lemon twists on cocktail picks and place in drinks. Serves 4.

140 calories per martini.

Have you been keeping up with our TGIF “Think Grilling It’s Friday” recipes? If not, here is what you missed. Be sure to read “The Daily Dish” every Friday until Labor Day for new and creative ways to grill your favorite foods.

Beer Can Chicken On The Grill

Grilled Corn

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