Satay beef sticks

Name: Satay beef sticks
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 200 g (6½ oz) beef fillet or sirloin, cut into 20 thin strips; 200 g (6½ oz) beef fillet or sirloin, cut into 20 thin strips; 80 g (2¾ oz) smooth peanut butter; 1 clove garlic; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 stalk lemon grass, white part only, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 35 ml (1¼ fl oz) peanut (groundnut) oil; 2 teaspoons light soy sauce; a few drops of Tabasco, or to taste; 40 ml (1¼ fl oz) coconut milk; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons honey; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 French shallot, chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1.5 cm (⅝ inch) piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon ground aniseed; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Finger Food

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Widely cooked throughout Southeast Asia, a satay consists of marinated meat, fish or poultry, threaded onto bamboo or wooden skewers, grilled, and served with a sauce.

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon ground aniseed
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon<

Starter
Southeast Asia

Method

Soak 20 short wooden skewers in water for 1 hour to prevent them burning under the grill. To make the marinade, add the ground aniseed, cumin, turmeric and coriander to the shallot, garlic, ginger, lemon grass and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Mix well and add the oil and soy sauce.
Thread a strip of beef onto each wooden skewer (see