Recipes and Cooking Chili-and-Cocoa-Crusted Ribeye Steaks 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Rub this ribeye steak recipe with a combination of ancho chile pepper, salt, black pepper, and cocoa powder (yes, really!) for a supremely flavorful steak crust. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on April 1, 2013 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 20 mins Grill Time: 30 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 10 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 2 pound beef rib steaks, cut 2 to 2 1/2 inches thick 2 tablespoon ground ancho chile pepper 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil Directions Trim fat from steaks. In a small bowl combine ground ancho pepper, cocoa powder, salt, and black pepper. Brush steaks with oil. Wearing plastic or rubber gloves, sprinkle ancho pepper mixture evenly over steaks; rub in with your gloved fingers. For a charcoal grill, arrange medium-hot coals around a drip pan. Test for medium heat above pan. Place steaks on grill rack over drip pan. Cover and grill for 30 to 35 minutes for medium-rare (145°F) or 35 to 40 minutes for medium (160°F). (For a gas gill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill as above.) Slice steaks into serving-size pieces. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 414 Calories 31g Fat 1g Carbs 34g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 10 Calories 414 % Daily Value * Total Fat 31g 40% Saturated Fat 13g 65% Cholesterol 118mg 39% Sodium 189mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 1g 0% Protein 34g Vitamin C 0.8mg 4% Calcium 17mg 1% Iron 3.3mg 18% Potassium 460mg 10% Folate, total 6.6mcg Vitamin B-12 3mcg Vitamin B-6 0.7mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.