10 grilled beef recipes

Santa Fe grilled flank steak rubbed with cumin, sliced thin, and served over a fresh corn, tomato, and salsa vegetable bed. A quick Southwestern dinner for two.

Grilled beef tenderloin topped with melted Menonita cheese, Cotija, and a smoky chipotle sauce made from fire-blistered Roma tomatoes. A Mexican-inspired steak with serious heat.

Grilled steak and peppers vinaigrette stacks sirloin over butter-braised leeks and tops it with charred Cuban peppers in a Dijon-red wine dressing. A bistro-style three-layer plate.

Beef souvlaki kebabs marinate cubed beef or lamb in lemon, olive oil, garlic, and oregano overnight, then grill on skewers with onions, peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Classic Greek street-food at home.

Asian-style beef kabobs marinated overnight in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and sherry, then grilled with fresh pineapple and green pepper. Bold, sweet, and smoky.

Beef kabobs marinated overnight in a tangy buttermilk blend with brown sugar, lemon, and herbs. Grilled with zucchini, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions.

Texas-style skirt steak chili with grilled honey-soy marinated beef, homemade ancho chile sauce, green chiles, and cumin. No beans, all meat, with a charred, smoky depth.

Thinly sliced beef marinated in curry, garlic, and honey, threaded on skewers and grilled until charred at the edges. Dunk these Indonesian satay skewers in warm coconut-peanut sauce for pure bliss.

Picnic kabobs: olive-stuffed ground beef meatballs skewered with tomato wedges, green pepper, baby potato, and button mushroom, basted with French dressing. An outdoor grill classic for six.

Cowboy chili with ground beef, pinto beans, stewed tomatoes, beef stock, and a classic chili-cumin-oregano spice trio. A no-frills cattle drive bowl, cooked low and slow.