Tandoori Steak
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:4 servings
- 2tablespoons mustard seeds
- 2tablespoons fennel seeds
- 2tablespoons cracked black peppercorns
- 1tablespoon grains of paradise (see note)
- 1½tablespoons coarse sea salt
- 1teaspoon hot pepper flakes
- ¼teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2pounds New York strip steak (about 1¼ inches thick)
- 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat a dry cast-iron skillet over a medium flame. Add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns and grains of paradise, and cook until fragrant and lightly toasted, 1 to 3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon. Do not let burn. Transfer spices to a heatproof bowl to cool, then place in a spice grinder; grind in short bursts until a coarse powder forms. Add the salt, pepper flakes and cayenne.
- Step 2
Cut steak into pieces about 1½ inches wide and 3½ inches long. Spray or brush meat on all sides with the olive oil and generously season with the spice rub. Refrigerate excess rub for later use. Pierce the steak pieces through the narrow end with tandoor or shish kebab skewers, about 3 pieces per skewer.
- Step 3
If using a tandoor, heat it to about 500 degrees. If using a grill or broiler, heat to high. In tandoor, cook kebabs until browned all around, about 5 minutes total for medium-rare. If grilling or broiling, cook for 3 to 4 minutes a side, 6 to 8 minutes total.
Tip
- Grains of paradise look like miniature black peppercorns and taste like black pepper with a pungent sweetness, like allspice. Sold at specialty markets or at thespicehouse.com. You can approximate the flavor by combining 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns with 2 allspice berries or ¼ teaspoon ground allspice.
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DGT
This was really great. With no sugar in the rub, the spices get charred without getting bitter and acrid. Used cubed tenderloin from butcher. Came out excellent.
Judith
I used a turkey “tenderloin “ sliced in chunks and basted with lemon and olive oil. Very tasty!
mh
These kebabs tasted great. I marinated the meat overnight in a yoghurt, garlic and ginger paste along with all the other spices in the recipe. Some pieces were a bit dry, but the flavour was on point.
Joan
Excellent and quick. I used T-bone steak. Delicious!
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