Spiced Sirlion Steak with Roasted Pepper Couscous
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Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
20 minReady
38 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
or 2 medium ones |
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoon |
cumin
ground, or to taste |
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoon |
coriander
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
or more to taste |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
turmeric
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 1 | whole |
lemon
plus more lemon wedges for garnish |
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|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
olive oil
plus 1/2 tablespoon, divided |
|
| ¾ | cup |
couscous
whole wheat |
|
| 1 | pound |
beef, sirloin steak
about 1 inch thick, trimmed |
|
| 2 ½ | tablespoons |
green olives
chopped |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
or 2 medium ones |
|
| 6.3 | ml |
cumin
ground, or to taste |
|
| 6.3 | ml |
coriander
ground |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
or more to taste |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
turmeric
ground |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 1 | whole |
lemon
plus more lemon wedges for garnish |
*
|
| 3.8 | ml |
olive oil
plus 1/2 tablespoon, divided |
|
| 177 | ml |
couscous
whole wheat |
|
| 453.6 | g |
beef, sirloin steak
about 1 inch thick, trimmed |
|
| 38 | ml |
green olives
chopped |
*
|
Directions
Position rack in upper third of oven, preheat broiler.
Arrange sweet bell peppers on a baking sheet and roast, turning every 5 minutes, until charred and softened, 12 to 15 minutes.
Transfer to a clean cutting board or working surface, when cool enough to handle, chop the peppers into bite-size pieces.
Meanwhile, mix well cumin, coriander, salt, turmeric, cinnamon and pepper in a small bowl.
Grate ½ teaspoon zest from the lemon.
Juice the lemon into a 1-cup measure and add enough water to make 1 cup.
Pour into a small saucepan and stir in the lemon zest, 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture and ¾ teaspoon olive oil.
Bring to a boil.
Stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat and set aside.
Heat the remaining ½ tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Rub the remaining spice mixture on both sides of steak. Cook the steak 2 to 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.
Allow to rest on the cutting board or working surface for about 5 minutes.
Mix olives and the peppers into the couscous.
Thinly slice the steak and serve with the couscous and lemon wedges, if needed.
