Between the heat, my schedule, other commitments, and general laziness, I haven't grilled in quite some time. Figuring it was time to get back into the groove of things, I went with something a little more in my comfort zone than the last session: Southwest Sirloin With Corn Salad on page 112. After a quick trip to Findlay Market, I had all that I needed.
Thank goodness I had done grilled corn recently. It gave me the experience I needed to pull together the corn salad. I prepped the cobs like I had done before, and while they were on the grill I prepped the sirloin. First I used my spice blender to bring the rub together.
The recipe said to trim the steak of any excess fat. So I did.
With that done, I applied the rub and waited for the corn to finish.
The grilling was easy, and I completed the directions for the corn salad while the steak was cooking. After twelve minutes of grilling and five minutes of resting, it was ready.
I sliced against the grain and plated everything.
It was SO GOOD to be back in my wheelhouse. I love steak, and I love spicy. The rub, per usual for Weber, was right on. It may be a tad too hot for those unfortunate weaker souls, but was right up my alley. The corn salad complimented the steak quite well. In fact, I liked it so much that it will be making another appearance later next week. I am planning a dinner for some friends to celebrate the end of the summer, and I had been looking for a side for one of the courses. The sweetness of the corn plays well with the mustard-dill dressing, which will be a nice accompaniment for what I am planning. As I was eating this, I also came to another conclusion. This is a great recipe for quickly preparing steak fajitas! Normally I like flank steak for fajitas, but they take at least four hours of marinating to make them approachable. This was easy to chew, had great flavor, and can be done in about half an hour. The corn salad would be a nice addition to the fajita as well, so I pulled together what I had laying around the house and gave it a shot.
In a word: awesome.
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