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Beef Skirt Steak on the Griddle
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
An Italian steakhouse-style recipe for diaphragm (skirt steak) cooked on a hot griddle, served with griddled pumpkin, porcini mushrooms, onions, chard, and a spicy radish salad, topped with creamy stracciatella cheese.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
15 items- Diaframma di ManzoBeef skirt steak, trimmed
- PumpkinPumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and seeded
- Porcini MushroomsFresh porcini mushrooms, cleaned
- Onion1 large onion
- Garlic2–3 cloves, with skin
- Chili PepperFresh chili, to taste
- BietolineSwiss chard leaves (or beet greens)
- RadishesA bunch of radishes, including leaves
- RosemaryFresh rosemary sprigs
- MentucciaFresh mint (or spearmint)
- Soy SauceFor the radish salad
- Olive OilExtra-virgin olive oil, abundant for cooking and dressing
- SaltTo taste
- Black PepperFreshly ground, to taste
- StracciatellaCreamy stracciatella cheese, a thick slice
Method
- Preheat the barbecue with a griddle plate for 10–15 minutes.
- Prepare the pumpkin: remove seeds and peel, then cut into cubes.
- Clean and slice the porcini mushrooms.
- Slice the onion into rings.
- Trim and slice the radishes; keep the leaves.
- Sauté the radish leaves and Swiss chard with garlic and chili in a little oil on the griddle.
- Season the radish slices with soy sauce and chili to make a spicy salad.
- Grill the pumpkin and onion on the hot griddle until softened and charred.
- Grill the porcini mushrooms with rosemary and mint.
- Pat the beef diaphragm dry, remove excess fat, and cut into three pieces.
- Oil the meat and sear on the hot griddle for about 1–2 minutes per side, creating a caramelized crust.
- Let the meat rest for 3–5 minutes on the griddle (turned off).
- Meanwhile, cut a thick slice of stracciatella cheese.
- Slice the rested meat against the grain.
- Plate: arrange the greens, cheese, grilled vegetables, sliced meat, and radish salad.
Chef Max Mariola
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