New You Boot Camp Pork and Plum
11th June 2015
New You Boot Camp Grilled Pork Chops
9th July 2015
Ingredients
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup shallot minced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 ginger root (1-inch), peeled and finely grated
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup tamari sauce
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 10 oz frozen cherries roughly chopped
- Himalayan Crystal Salt to taste
- freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 lb flank steak
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup scallions thinly sliced (optional)
Servings:
Instructions
- The cherry barbecue sauce is a cinch to make and can be prepared ahead of time.
- First, melt the coconut oil over medium heat in a small saucepan. Add the shallots and a pinch of salt and saute until translucent (around 5 minutes).
- Stir in the garlic, ginger and tomato paste and saute for 30 second until fragrant.
- Add the tamari sauce, vinegar, juice and cherries and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the cherry mixture is thickened.
- While the sauce is simmering, stir occasionally and smash the cherries against the side of the pot.
- Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the sauce to a bowl or measuring cup and set aside.
- A half hour before you want to grill your skewers, soak 16 bamboo skewers in water.
- Grab your slab of flank steak and cut it into 16 pieces.
- First, cut the steak in half lengthwise (along the grain).
- Next, slice the steak in half across the grain, then in fourths and finally in eighths.
- Carefully stab each slice of meat through the center with a soaked skewer.
- Now comes the fun part: Grab a meat pounder or small cast iron skillet, and smash each steak skewer until it’s about ½ inch thick.
- Season the beef with salt and pepper and brush both sides with melted coconut oil.
- Fire up your grill, and cook over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
- Let the meat skewers rest for 5 to 10 minutes before brushing on the cherry barbecue sauce.
- A garnish of fresh green scallions is optional, but it can instantly transform this rugged plate of skewers into a more refined dish.
