GRILLED BEEF WITH PORCINI AND CHILE MORITA

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The "aha!" moment when I thought to combine porcini and grilled beef with chiles came to me in Argentina, home of the world's best grilled beef. Specifically, I was in Mendoza, the capital of Argentina's wine country and settled by Italian immigrants in the nineteenth century-probably why beef with porcinis is such a common pairing there. This dish is delicious prepared outdoors over a wood-fired grill, but you can also cook it stovetop on a cast-iron griddle or ridged grill pan. Look for porcini powder at specialty food stores or buy dried porcinis and grind them yourself in a spice grinder.

Yield makes 8 tacos

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon porcini powder (see headnote)
3/4 teaspoon smoked salt (page 163)
1/4 teaspoon chile powder (preferably morita or chipotle), page 151
1 pound skirt steak, trimmed (no more than one-quarter covered with a thin layer of fat) and pounded 1/3 inch thick
8 (5 1/2-inch) crispy yellow corn tortilla shells (page 17), for serving
Garnish: Roasted corn and sautéed porcini mushrooms

Steps:

  • If grilling on an outdoor grill, preheat the grill.
  • In a bowl, combine the porcini powder, smoked salt, and chile powder. Rub over the meat on both sides. Grill the meat over high heat, about 2 minutes per side-you want it really rare and juicy. If cooking indoors on a cast-iron griddle or ridged grill pan, cook, turning once, over very high heat, about 4 minutes total.
  • Transfer the meat to a cutting board and slice against the grain into 1/4-inch strips. To serve, divide the filling equally between the crispy shells, top with garnishes and salsa, and arrange in a taco holder. Or, lean the filled shells in a row, propped upright, on a platter. Eat right away. To build your own, spoon some filling in a crispy shell, top with garnishes and salsa, and eat right away.

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