Beef Satay

Total Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs flank steaks
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons asian chili sauce (to taste)
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup minced cilantro leaf
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 scallions, both and green parts, sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 cut flank steak in half lengthwise and freeze for 30 minutes.
• 2 combine soy sauce and all other ingredients in a measuring cup, set aside.
• 3 remove flank steak from the freezer and slice each piece across the grain into 1/4 inch thick strips.
• 4 weave meat onto individual bamboo skewers.
• 5 dunk meat end of each skewer in the marinade to coat.
• 6 lay the skewers in a shallow dish, propping up the exposed ends of the skewers to keep them clean.
• 7 pour the remaining marinade over the meat.
• 8 refrigerate for exactly one hour (any more and the meat will start to get mushy.).
• 9 adjust an oven rack to the top position and heat the broiler.
• 10 lay the skewers in a single layer on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and cover the skewer ends with foil. (may have to broil 2 different sets.).
• 11 broil 6-7 minutes, flipping the skewers halfway through, until meat is browned.
• 12 serve immediately.