Grilled Marinated Beef

Name: Grilled Marinated Beef
Yield: Serves 4 to 5
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon minced garlic or garlic mashed to a paste; 2 dried red chiles, stemmed; 1 pound boneless beef; ½ teaspoon turmeric; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 3 tablespoons minced shallots; 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil; ½ cup plain (full- or reduced-fat) yogurt; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 5

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mangoes & Curry Leaves

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

About

This easy beef grill comes from the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. We make it with organic or grass-raised beef, usually part of a round or rump roast. The meat comes off the grill with a flavored crust and meltingly tender interior. Allow an hour for the beef to marinate, then place it straight onto the preheated charcoal or gas grill.

Ingredients

1 pound boneless beef

Asia
Sri Lanka
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the beef into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.

To make the marinade, place the garlic, shallots, and ginger in a medium bowl. Grind the coriander seeds and chiles in a spice/coffee grinder or with a stone mortar and a pestle. (If you’re using a stone mortar, the garlic and shallots can be ground to