Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, with
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce (all from the can)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (2 lb) beef top round steak, 1 3/4 inch thick
  • 12 cup chicken broth

Method

  • Pan-roast garlic- toss garlic into a small, heavy skillet over medium heat.
  • Cover and cook 5 minutes, turning cloves once.
  • Uncover; cook 3- 5 minutes more, turning occasionally, until skins are lightly charred and cloves can be easily pierced with a knife.
  • Let stand until cool, then peel.
  • Finely chop garlic and chiles; transfer mixture to a cup.
  • Stir in adobo sauce, lime juice and honey.
  • Brush 1 tsp oil and sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt on each side of steak.
  • Heat a large (10") grill-pan skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes.
  • Arrange steak in pan; spoon half of chile mixture over top.
  • Grill steak 5- 7 minutes, turn and spread remaining chile mixture on top of steak; grill 5- 7 minutes.
  • Add broth to skillet; reduce heat to medium.
  • Turn steak and gril 5- 10 minutes more, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of steak registers 135 F for medium rare.
  • Transfer steak to a cutting board, let stand 5 minutes.
  • Thinly slice, serve with pan sauce.