South of the Border Pinwheels

Colorful flank steak rollups stuffed with pepper jack cheese and vegetables; serve with a spicy pepper jack cheese sauce.

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Ingredients:

• Pinwheels:
• 1 large flank steak, about 2 pounds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 8 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 1 cubanelle pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 2 cups tightly packed fresh baby spinach leaves
• Spicy Pepper Jack cheese sauce:
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons flour
• 6 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded
• Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Method

Spray a grill pan with nonstick cooking spray and preheat over medium high heat. Butterfly steak along grain, starting with grain running up and down. With a sharp knife, begin cutting meat in half, continuing until about 3/4 inch from completely cutting through steak. End up with a thinner, larger steak. Lay cut steak open and even out the middle so there is not a thicker piece in center. Lay steak out so grain is running left to right. Salt and pepper steak. Begin layering cheese, tortilla chips, cubanelle pepper, cilantro and spinach. Roll the steak tightly. Evenly insert water soaked wooden skewers 1-2 inches apart along seam of pinwheel to hold it together on grill. Cut in between each skewer, but not against skewer, leaving the same amount of meat on either side of each skewer. Grill pinwheels,, on each side, 4-5 minutes or until desired doneness. While pinwheels are cooking, prepare Spicy Pepper Jack cheese sauce by heating a medium sized sauce pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil, butter, garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add milk and flour and continuously stir until mixture begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Add pepper jack cheese and crushed red pepper flakes then stir until cheese fully melts. Add cilantro and keep warm until ready to serve with pinwheels.

Notes: Note full recipe name: South of the Border Stuffed Flank Steak Pinwheels with Spicy Pepper Jack Cheese Sauce

Number of servings: 8-10

Submitted By: sirbarney
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