Name: Homemade Beef Satay
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 pound beef flank steak; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 4 tablespoons water; 1 stalk lemongrass, (finely chopped); 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 small red chili pepper (finely chopped); 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub

Flavorful and tender flank steak is marinated in a homemade curry sauce and then grilled on skewers for this easy beef satay. The marinade uses lemongrass, fish sauce, curry, and other ingredients for a brightly colored and wonderfully tasty dish. It is a short marinate for the beef and the skewers then cook quickly on a hot grill.

These satays can be served as an appetizer or the main meal. Use the leftover marinade (not used on the meat) to dress an Asian slaw using your favorite vegetables such as bean sprouts, jicama strips, julienned carrots, cilantro, and crushed peanuts. Or use the marinade as a dipping sauce for your beef satay.

Flank steak is an excellent cut for the satay because it is flavorful and inexpensive. Skirt steak or flat iron steak can also be used for this recipe. If you don’t want to eat beef, chicken is also a possible substitute.

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Beef satay skewers are on the grill being basted with the marinade.

After you marinate the beef, reserve the sauce, simmer it, then use it as a basting sauce while grilling.

A plastic container holding the sliced beef, lemongrass, curry, and other marinade ingredients.

Place the beef and the marinade in a plastic bag or container and refrigerate for one hour.

Cooked beef satay skewers lay on a banana leaf with a jicama-carrot slaw and dipping sauce in the background.

You can serve the beef satay with a homemade jicama-carrot slaw or with additional dipping sauce.

After marinating the beef, thread it on skewers and remove any excess marinade.

A plate with shredded jicama, carrots, crushed peanuts, cilantro, and red cabbage.

You can make a quick and easy slaw using fresh shredded vegetables and the leftover marinade.

Grilled skewers are served on a banana leaf with dipping sauce and a vegetable slaw.

Homemade beef satay makes a fun appetizer at your next cookout.

Homemade Beef Satay Recipe

Harry Soo

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This recipe is sponsored by Slap Yo’ Daddy.

Flavorful and tender flank steak is marinated in a homemade curry sauce and then grilled on skewers for this easy beef satay.

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Preparation 20

Cook 5

Ready in 40

Servings

CourseAppetizer

InfluenceAsian

DifficultySeasoned

MethodGrill

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Ingredients

1 pound beef flank steak
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
4 tablespoons water
1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
4 cloves garlic minced
1 small red chili pepper finely chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub

Equipment

grill
12 bamboo skewers soaked in water

Directions

Cut the beef into 1-inch (2.5cm) wide strips to fit on a skewer.
Whisk the sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and water in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add the lemongrass, shallot, garlic, chili pepper, curry powder, and rub into the sauce.
Place the beef and marinade in a plastic zip bag and marinade in the cooler for about 1 hour.
Prepare your grill with a hot and cool zone.
Take the beef out of the bag and scrape off the excess marinade.
Thread the beef strips onto the bamboo skewers.
In a saucepan, add the leftover marinade and bring it to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes to sterilize the basting sauce.
Grill the beef on each side for 2 to 3 minutes. Baste with the simmered marinade.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 26gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 671mgPotassium: 534mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 3mg