Steak Skewers with Scallion Dipping Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Pelaccio flips the kebab script by cubing luxurious cuts of steak and marinating them in coconut milk, garlic, and chiles. Try this with tri-tip, top sirloin cap steak, or rib eye; just make sure a strip of fat is still intact; you'll use it to thread onto the skewers. Ingredients:
1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk |
1/4 cup fish sauce (such as nuoc nam or nam pla) |
2 tablespoons palm sugar or (packed) light brown sugar |
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice |
6 garlic cloves |
4 red or green thai chiles, stemmed |
2 lemongrass stalks, bottom third only, tough outer layers removed |
1 1 1/2 piece ginger, peeled |
2 pounds tri-tip, top sirloin cap steak, or rib eye, fat cap left on |
15 scallions, very thinly sliced |
1/4 cup fish sauce (such as nuoc nam or nam pla) |
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil |
2 tablespoons chinkiang (black) vinegar |
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds |
1/2 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk |
3 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nuoc nam or nam pla) |
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice |
2 garlic cloves, crushed |
Directions:
1. For meat and marinade: Purée all ingredients except steak in a blender or a food processor until smooth. Trim strip of fat (sometimes called a fat cap) from meat. Cut fat into 1/4 -1/2 cubes; cut meat into approximately 1 cubes. Place fat and meat in a large bowl. Add marinade and toss to coat; cover and chill overnight.
2. Remove fat and meat from marinade, brushing off excess. Thread onto skewers, alternating meat with fat, so that pieces are touching but not pressed tightly together (which would slow down cooking). Leave at least 1 of space at the ends of skewers for easy turning. Discard marinade; save excess fat for basting liquid.
3. For scallion dipping sauce: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl just before you begin grilling; stir occasionally.
4. For basting sauce: Mince any reserved leftover fat. Transfer to a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until fat is heated through, about 3 minutes (fat will not melt completely). Add all ingredients and cook until just heated through; keep warm.
5. Build a medium fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to medium-high. Grill skewers, brushing with basting sauce and turning every 2 minutes, for 10 minutes. Stop basting and cook, turning every 2 minutes, until browned around edges and cooked through, about 6 minutes more. Serve with scallion dipping sauce on the side.
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