COFFEE AND COLA STEAK ENJOY DAN:

                     COFFEE AND COLA STEAK by CHEF DAN:

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

2 garlic cloves, smashed

1 (12 Oz) can non-diet cola

1/2-cup fresh brewed coffee

1/4-cup rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoon EACH soy sauce, and Dijon mustard

1-1/2-fresly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon EACH dried rosemary and cumin

1/2-teaspoon Cholula hot sauce

1-1/2pound flat iron steak or skirt steak or flank steak

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/8-teaspoon cayenne

DIRECTIONS:

1.   Whisk together garlic, and next 10 ingredients in a bowl until well combined.

2.   Add steak and transfer to a zip-loc bag and pour garlic marinate in.

3.   refrigerate overnight.

4.   Remove steak form the bag, saving marinate.

5.   Pour marinate into a saucepan over medium-heat, simmer for 10 minutes.

6.   Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.

7.   Pat dry steak with paper towels, and sprinkle with cayenne.

8.   Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and when sizzling.

10  Fry steaks until they ae golden brown, when just start turning from pink to gray.

11  About 3 minutes each side.

12  An instant thermometer insert reads 160 F.

13  Transfer steak to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.

14  Then thinly slice the steak across the grain.

15  Drizzle with marinate.

ENJOY DAN:                                                           FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD!!