---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: Chili Barbecued Beef
 Categories: Beef
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           MARINADE-----
      4 ts Cumin
      2 ts Chili powder
    1/8 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 c  Olive oil
    1/4 c  Fresh lime juice
    1/4 c  Balsamic vinegar
      2 tb Molasses
      2 tb Chopped fresh oregano
           Or
      1 ts Dried oregano
      1 tb Minced garlic
  1 1/2 lb Beef flank or top round --
           Steak or pork tender
           Curly endive -- radishes or
           Other greens -- for garnish
 
  Marinade: Combine cumin, chili powder and cinnamon in small
  saucepan. Cook over high heat until fragrant, 40 seconds. Whisk
  in oil, lime juice, vinegar, molasses, oregano and garlic. Pour
  marinade over meat in shallow dish, turning to coat. Cover and
  refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove meat from refrigerator
  30 minutes before grilling. Prepare grill. Remove meat from
  marinade. Grill beef over medium coals, basting occasionally, 7
  to 8 minutes per side for medium-rare, pork 12 to 15 minutes,
  until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part reaches 160
  degrees. Let stand 5 minutes. Slice thin across the grain. Serve
  with a black bean salsa.
  
  Per serving without salsa: 245 calories, 15 g fat, 57 mg chol,
  73 mg sodium. Source: Ladies' Home Journal Magazine/July, 1993
  DOTTIE, in Irvine, CA         8-31-94  Cooking the spices, even
  for a few seconds, helps reduce their rawness. Your guests will
  never guess the ingredients in the marinade---it tastes sweeter
  than you might expect.
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