Shelly's Recipe

PESTO-STUFFED BEEF I

Category: Beef Steaks

4 - 5 oz NY Strip Steaks (trimmed of fat)
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Pesto, store bought or home-made

Steak: Make 1 inch long slits along the edge of steak, working tip of knife to form a pocket. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stuff pesto into pockets in meat. Brush steaks with olive oil.

Grill: Arrange medium coals around a drip pan in a grill with a hood. Test for medium-low heat above pan. Place meat on grill rack over drip pan but not over coals. Insert a meat thermometer; lower the grill hood. Grill for 4-5 minutes or until meat thermometer registers desired temperature (160 for medium, 170 for well done). Add more coals as necessary. Let meat stand, covered, for 10 minutes (its temperature will rise slightly).