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How to Make Beef Satay

This beef satay recipe is the main course-size version of a fabulous Thai appetizer: strips of beef marinated in Asian spices, skewered, and grilled for a truly amazing combination of flavors. With grilling season still in full swing, you can never have enough new and exciting ways to enjoy beef. Serve with mypeanut dipping sauce.

Submitted by John Mitzewich

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • *¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • *¼ cup fish sauce
  • *4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • *2 tablespoons minced onion
  • *2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • *2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • *2 tablespoons ground coriander
  • *1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
  • *1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • *½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • *⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • *1 2-inch piece of fresh lemon grass (white part only)
  • *2 pounds beef top sirloin, trimmed
  • *4 12-inch long metal skewers

Directions

Step 1

In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, fish sauce, minced garlic, onion, vegetable oil, soy sauce, ground coriander, ginger, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne, stirring until the mixture is uniform.

Step 2

Using the side of a heavy kitchen blade, gently pound the lemongrass several times to release its oils; then, finely chop it and incorporate into the marinade.

Step 3

Slice the sirloin beef into strips approximately 2.5 inches in length and 1/8 inch deep. Mix the beef into the marinade for about 60 seconds until well coated, then cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.

Step 4

Get an outdoor grill ready at a high temperature and lightly grease the cooking rack.

Step 5

Take the beef out of the marinade, shaking off any excess liquid. Slide one-fourth of the meat onto each individual metal skewer and dispose of the used marinade.

Step 6

Place the skewers on the hot grill; sear for 1 to 2 minutes until the meat releases easily. Turn the skewers and grill until they are nicely charred with marks, about 2 to 2.5 minutes. Flip once more and cook for another 2 minutes until the center is slightly pink. Remove to a tray and let them sit for 2 minutes before eating.