Skirt steak resting over tomatoes with black lime and maple butter from Mezcla: Recipes to Excite (page 115) by Ixta Belfrage

Ingredients

black peppercorns
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ground black limes
Black lime (also known as dried lime, loomi, lumi, loomi basra, omani, amani and black lemon) is a spice used in Middle Eastern dishes. It is made by boiling fresh limes in salt water and sun drying until the insides turn black. The outside color varies from tan to black. It is sold whole or ground. [Wikipedia] Buy Now
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Serves : 4
EYB Comments

Can substitute roasted peppers for tomatoes, unsalted butter for ghee, and tamari for soy sauce.

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

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Can substitute roasted peppers for tomatoes, unsalted butter for ghee, and tamari for soy sauce.
Schooffiecooks on March 25, 2026

Some recipes I really like to try, even if they are not vegetarian. Here I used courgette instead of steak. Definitely a recipe with great flavors, even with the courgette!
traveller on January 20, 2026

Made this tonight and didn’t love it - I think it was the sweetness of the maple syrup with the already sweet tomatoes and I didn’t like the flavour of the black limes. I might have to try again as others seems to love it!!
Stephenn31 on August 31, 2025

This was incredible. A lot more than the sum of its parts and it all came together quickly. I served with some spring greens and olive bread to soak up the juices. Next time I’ll add more Urfa - I was worried about it being overpowering but I could have used more than the recipe called for
JoanN on July 09, 2025

I thought this was just spectacular. I'm sure it didn't hurt any that I used a SRF wagyu flatiron that was in the freezer. Red onion was a little harsh; remember to soak it in cold water for a bit.
joneshayley on June 29, 2023

I made this substituting the ghee for butter. It is wonderful. Taking a relatively cheap steak and elevating it to a show stopper. One I’ll definitely make again.
Io.veronicascott on January 24, 2023

I liked it, but it didn't quite come together the way I envisioned
ellwell on November 01, 2022

Ok everybody needs to stop what they’re doing and make this now! It took a fair amount of time to get the components together, but wow it was worth it! Cant wait to fight over the leftovers tomorrow. Served with the little gem salad (which was a lot of acid with the two combined but they were good together.
stepharama1 on October 27, 2022

Wow - I will definitely make this again! Now I understand the hype over this book. The dish was streamlined to prepare and had fantastic layers of flavors - slightly sweet (maple syrup), hot (I added a little more chilli), citrusy (dried black limes -yum) and rich (from the ghee).