Beef with Cucumber Raita

Name: Beef with Cucumber Raita
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 8 oz plain yogurt; 0.25 cup cucumber; 1 tbsp sweet onion; 1 tbsp fresh mint; 0.25 tsp sugar; salt and black pepper; 1 lb boneless beef top sirloin steak; 0.5 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning; fresh mint leaves

Beef, cucumber and yogurt grilled for a South Asian raita.

35 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

226.8 gplain yogurt, low fat
59.15 mlcucumber, unpeeled and coarsely shredded
1 tbspsweet onion, finely chopped
1 tbspfresh mint, snipped
0.25 tspsugar
salt and black pepper, to taste
453.59 gboneless beef top sirloin steak, zabiha; cut 1 inch thick
0.5 tsplemon-pepper seasoning
fresh mint leaves (optional)

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Preheat the broiler. In a small bowl stir together well the yogurt, cucumber, onion, snipped mint, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper as needed and set aside.
2
Trim all visible fat from meat and sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning. On a unheated broiler pan place meat and broil 3 to 4 inches from heat. For medium rare (145 degrees F) broil 15 to 17 minutes and for medium (160 degrees F) allow 20 to 22 minutes. Turn meat over half way thru broiling time.
3
Place steak of serving tray and slice against the grain into thin slices. Garnish steak with mint leaves if desired and serve with raita.