A new take on your steak and potatoes menu is this thinly sliced skirt steak with a lightly smoky, tangy paprika butter. While the steak recipe is enough to feed 10, and the potato recipe feeds 6-8, we halved both of them and still had leftovers for another meal. Both the meat and potato recipes hail from Food & Wine, neither of which employ a long list of ingredients.
Adobo Seco was our seasoning of choice for rubbing both sides of the steak(s), although just using salt and pepper works fine too. Remember, skirt steak is a very thin piece of meat so it will cook quickly on the grill, just a couple of minutes per side for medium rare. Make sure to slice against the grain when cutting it.
If desired, go ahead and make the paprika butter which can stand at room temperature for up to 4 hours; reheat the butter gently. We took the opportunity to do this step ahead of time, so we wouldn’t be rushed at the last minute.
Rub with oil and season 
Grill over high heat 
Slice across the grain 
Spoon the paprika butter over meat 
Serve right away
Skirt Steak with Paprika Butter
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tsp. smoked hot paprika
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- Salt
- 5 lbs. skirt steaks
- Vegetable oil, for rubbing
- Freshly ground pepper
Directions
- Light a grill or heat a grill pan. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the garlic and cook over low heat, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes.
- Add the paprika and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and season with salt; keep warm.
- Rub the skirt steaks with oil and season with salt and pepper (or Adobo Seco seasoning). Grill over high heat until nicely charred and medium-rare, about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer the steaks to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice the steaks across the grain.
- Spoon the paprika butter over the steak and serve right away.
Recipe compliments of Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo for Food & Wine
Smashed Sage-Butter Potatoes
Smashed Sage-Butter Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 lbs small Yukon Gold potatoes, about 1 1/2″ diameter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (4 ounce)
- 1/2 cup fresh sage leaves (about 1/4 ounce)
- Kosher salt, to taste
After cooling slightly, gently smash taters 
Pour sage butter over smashed potatoes
Directions
- Add water to a Dutch oven to a depth of 1/2 inch; place a steamer basket in Dutch oven. Bring water to a boil over high. Place potatoes in steamer basket. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and steam until potatoes are tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium. Add sage leaves, and cook, stirring constantly, until leaves turn dark green in spots and butter is light golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Place potatoes on a baking sheet, and gently smash using the bottom of a measuring cup. Transfer to a large serving bowl, and gently toss with sage butter. Season with salt to taste.
Recipe compliments of Brian Marcy for Food & Wine
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