Caribbean Jerk Steak

Instructions

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Cook Within: Ever wonder how chefs know when a steak is perfectly cooked just by poking it with a finger? Here’s how it works: relax your hand, then lightly touch the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb. With your other hand, poke the fleshy part between the base of your thumb and your palm. That’s what medium-rare steak feels like. For well-done, touch your thumb to your pinky. Coconut milk is not really milk (no way to milk a nut!), nor is it the water found inside coconuts. Instead, coconut milk is grated coconut mixed with water and strained through a cheesecloth.
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Prepare the Ingredients: Trim and thinly slice green onions on an angle, keeping white and green portions separate. Trim zucchini ends, halve lengthwise, and cut on an angle into ¼” slices. Rinse steaks, pat dry, and season both sides with ¼ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper.
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Heat a medium non-stick pan over medium-high: heat. Add ½ tsp. olive oil and steaks to hot pan.
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Cook until well-browned and steaks reach a: minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 4-5 minutes per side.
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Cook the Rice: Bring a medium pot with rice, coconut milk, ¾ cup water, white portions of green onions, and ½ tsp. salt to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender, 18-22 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes, fluff grains with a fork, and keep warm. Some coconut fat may be left near surface of rice; stir gently to reincorporate for creamy rice. While rice cooks, roast zucchini.
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Add jerk sauce and 2 Tbsp. water to pan and flip: steaks a couple times to coat with sauce, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Incorporating a little water into sauce prevents it from reducing too quickly and burning.
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Remove steaks and sauce from pan and let rest 5: minutes before serving.
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Roast the Zucchini: with 1 tsp. olive oil, and season with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Toss to coat and spread into a single layer. Bake until very tender and slightly browned, 16-18 minutes. While zucchini cooks, sear steaks.
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Plate the Dish: Place serving of rice and zucchini on a plate and garnish with green portions of green onions. Serve steak next to vegetables. Spoon jerk sauce over recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • Color changes in vacuum- packaged red meat from red to reddish-brown are normal, as a result of a naturally occurring chemical reaction called oxidation. Use your judgment! Please don’t cook protein if you notice an odor, a glassy sheen, or unusual stickiness. used twice. White portions are cooked with rice and green portions garnishes dish. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time

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