Blackened Grilled Flank Steak

1 tablespoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons hot paprika

2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 (2-pound) flank steak, trimmed
Cooking spray

Combine first 7 ingredients; rub spice mixture over both sides of steak. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours.
Prepare grill.
Place steak on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces)

CALORIES 160 (32% from fat); FAT 5.7g (sat 2.3g,mono 2.2g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 24.1g; CHOLESTEROL 37mg; CALCIUM 29mg; SODIUM 287mg; FIBER 0.5g; IRON 1.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 1.4g

~Cooking Light, July 2007

*My side note:

Next time I'll use less red pepper, as it did have a kick to it. I'll also cook it for less time, I got a little side tracked, and over cooked it a little. The flavor is wonderful though.