MealBudgetCoffee-Rubbed Flank Steak
Slices of medium-rare steak fanned on a board with a dark crust and a rosy centre, resting juices pooled beneath.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 25 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $22.45
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb flank steak
- 3/8 oz ground coffee
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
Mix the ground coffee, brown sugar, smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper into a rub. The coffee reads as bitter chocolate here, not as coffee.
Pat the steak dry, rub it with a tablespoon of the oil, then press the rub onto both sides. Leave it at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Heat the remaining oil in a heavy skillet or grill pan until it is just short of smoking.
Sear the steak 4 to 5 minutes a side for medium-rare. The sugar in the rub will darken fast, so keep the heat at high rather than fierce.
Rest the steak on a board for a full 10 minutes. Cutting early loses the juices onto the board.
Slice thinly ACROSS the grain and spoon the resting juices back over.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $89.78 | $22.45 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £35.99 | £9.00 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 63,02 € | 15,76 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $139.23 | $34.81 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 30,33 € | 7,58 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,047.74 | $261.94 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $59.51 | $14.88 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $64.83 | $16.21 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 90,48 € | 22,62 € | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 69,09 | € 17,27 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٢٧٩٫٢٦ ج.م. | ٣١٩٫٨٢ ج.م. | 8 of 10 ingredients |
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