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grilled beef skewers

Grilled Cambodian Beef Skewers

Thida Koeut
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Cambodian
Servings 4 people
Calories 1391 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams beef
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 5 leaves lime tree leaf
  • 3/4 inch galangal
  • 1/2 inch turmeric
  • 50 grams sweet chilli dried
  • 1/2 tbsp MSG optional
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • salt to taste; soy sauce or fish sauce work well, too

Instructions
 

  • Soak the wooden skewers in water for at least 2 hours before grilling. Doing so will prevent the skewers' ends from burning on the grill.
  • Wash and soak the sweet chilli peppers in room-temperature water for 15 minutes.
  • Wash the meat, the cut into 1-inch cubes and set aside in a large bowl.
  • Tenderize the lemongrass stalks with the flat side of the butcher knife on top of a cutting board.
  • Slice the softened lemongrass into thin rings using the butcher knife and put in the mortar.
  • Cut galangal into thin slices and place into the mortar.
  • Clean the garlic cloves and place them into the mortar.
  • Shred lime tree leaves into narrow strips with a knife and place the strips into the mortar.
  • Remove the turmeric skin with a knife and place the turmeric into the mortar.
  • Crush the lemongrass, lime tree leaf, garlic, galangal, and turmeric inside the mortar until you're left with a homogenous paste.
  • Mince the soaked sweet chilli peppers into a paste using the butcher knife.
  • Add the paste from the mortar, and the chilli pepper paste into the bowl with the beef.
  • Add MSG, sugar, and salt (or fish sauce) to the mix.
  • Mix the beef and all the other ingredients evenly in the bowl, and marinade ingredients for at least 30 minutes (the longer the better!)
  • Thread the beef onto the skewers.
  • Preheat the grill to 300F and put the skewers in and cook for 15 minutes, or until an internal temperature of 145F. Rotate the skewers with tongues every 2 minutes.
  • Serve the beef skewers with vegetables of your choice -- we'd recommend this green papaya salad!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 1391kcalCarbohydrates: 80.7gProtein: 158.9gFat: 46.2gSaturated Fat: 13.3gCholesterol: 447mgSodium: 865mgPotassium: 3129mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13.8gCalcium: 126mgIron: 107mg
Keyword Beef, grilled beef side, lemongrass beef, skewers
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