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Grilled Rib Chops with Mojo Sauce

Serve this dish with a platter of mixed garden tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with coarse salt.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1 1/4 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
1/4 cup minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
1 fresh serrano chile, seeded and minced (about 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon)
Coarse salt
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice, plus 2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest (about 2 oranges)
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (2 to 3 limes)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Freshly ground pepper
6 beef rib chop steaks (each about 12 ounces and 1 inch thick)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Make the mojo sauce: Toast the cumin seeds in a dry small skillet over high heat, swirling the pan occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Grind the cumin seeds, garlic, chile, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt with a mortar and pestle until the mixture forms a coarse paste. Transfer to a small bowl.

    Step 2

    Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour over the chile mixture. Let cool completely. Stir in the juices, orange zest, and parsley; season with pepper. The sauce can be refrigerated, covered, until ready to use, up to 2 days (bring to room temperature before serving).

    Step 3

    Heat the grill to medium (if using a charcoal grill, the coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for 5 to 6 seconds). Season the rib chops with salt and pepper. Grill, turning once, until cooked to desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve with the mojo sauce.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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