rum-pepper steak sandwhiches

1/2 cup dark rum
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 cloves minced garlic
1 (1 1/2 pound) flank steak
1/2 cup hellmans mayo
1 (1/2 inch thick) slices read onion (about 2 slices)
16 (1-ounce) slices sourdough bread
2 cups thinly sliced lettuce
16(1/4 inch thick) slices tomato (about 3 tomatoes)

you can substitute pineapple juice for the rum, if desired.

to prepare marinade, combine first 5 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. trim fat from steak, and add steak to bag. seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours, turning bag occasionally. Remove the steak from bag, reserving marinade. pour the marinade into a microwave safe dish. microwave marinade at HIGH 1 minute or until mixture boils.

prepare grill

place steak and red onion slices on grill rack, and grill onions 4 minutes on each side, pasting with the reserve marinade. remove onions from grill. turn the steak, and grill an additional 8 minutes or until steak is desired degree of doneness. remove steak from grill. place bread slices on grill rack, and grill 2 minutes on each side or until toasted.

cut steak diagonally across grain into thing slices. spread 1 tablespoon mayo on one side of each of 8 toasted bread slices. divide steak, onions slices, lettuce, and tomato slices evenly among 8 bread slices. top with remaining bread slices.

Serving Size: 8

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GCPUNKER1.