Chipotle grilled fillets Recipe

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Summary

Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineCourse
TasteFeel
MethodSpeciality
Main IngredientInterest Group,

Ingredients

 Chipotle Marinade
 4 filet mignon steaks (about 6 ounces each and 1¼ inches thick)
 Mango Salsa
 Coarse salt1 To taste
 Olive oil1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Chipotle Marinade:)
 3 tablespoons canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely minced*
 Lime juice3 Tablespoon, squeezed (Chipotle Marinade:)
 Honey1 Tablespoon (Chipotle Marinade:)
 Garlic1 Tablespoon, minced (Chipotle Marinade:)
 Cilantro leaves4 , chopped (Chipotle Marinade:)
 Salt1 Pinch (Chipotle Marinade:)
 * Chipotle chiles - dried, smoked jalapenos - can be purchased dried or canned in a spicy adobo sauce. Since dried chiles need to be rehydrated for 20 minutes in warm water, I prefer the convenience of canned-and the adobo sauce is extremely flavorful.
 Place the olive oil, chipotle chiles, lime juice, honey, garlic, cilantro, and salt in a blender; puree until smooth.
 2 mangoes, peeled and cut lengthwise around the pit into slices and then diced
 Canned black beans1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), cooked, drained (Mango Salsa:)
 Red bell pepper1/4 Cup (16 tbs), diced (Mango Salsa:)
 2 scallions, green and white parts, sliced
 Â½ jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and minced
 Cilantro leaves2 Tablespoon, minced (Mango Salsa:)
 Juice of 1 lime
 Salt To Taste (Mango Salsa:)

Directions

Prepare Chipotle Marinade. In a non-reactive baking dish or a resealable plastic bag, add the steaks and the Chipotle Marinade. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Meanwhile, prepare the Mango Salsa.

Remove steaks from refrigeration 1 hour before cooking and wipe excess marinade off the steaks. When you are ready to grill, preheat barbecue grill. Place steaks onto hot grill. Season the steaks liberally with salt and grill to the desired degree of doneness, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Use a meat thermometer to test for doneness:

Rare - 120°F
Medium Rare - 125°F
Medium - 130°F

When the steaks are crusty-charred and done to your liking, remove from the grill and let sit 15 minutes before serving (meat temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees after it is removed from the oven). Serve steaks with prepared Mango Salsa.

For salsa:

In a medium-size bowl, combine the diced mangoes, black beans, bell pepper, scallions, jalapeno chile, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt.
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