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Beef Satay
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Beef Satay

Beef Satay - beef is marinated overnight with spices, skewed to satay and grilled. Best beef satay recipe with spicy peanut sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Malaysian Recipes
Cuisine: Beef
Keyword: Beef Satay
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 504kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Equipment

  • 16-20 Bamboo skewers soaked in water

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs (1kg) beef, sirloin cut into 1/4 inch thick or 3/4-1 inch cubes
  • 1 small cucumber cut into small pieces
  • 1 red onion cut into quarters
  • Malaysian rice cakes optional, cut into bite size pieces

Marinade:

  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons coriander powder
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
  • 10 shallots peeled, cut and halved
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled
  • 4 stalks lemongrass white part only, cut into 1-inch length
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 1-2 tablespoon water

Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce:

  • 5 tablespoons oil
  • 3/4 tablespoon seedless tamarind pulp soaked in 3 1/2 tablespoons water
  • 3/4 cup roasted peanuts skins removed and coarsely blended
  • 3/4 cup water
  • Sugar to taste
  • Salt to taste

Spice Paste:

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 5-6 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 3 stalks lemongrass white part only, cut into 1-inch length
  • 3/4 inch (2cm) galangal sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 3 shallots peeled
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • salt and sugar to taste

Instructions

  • Blend all the ingredients in Marinade into a smooth paste. Heat up some oil in a wok, stir-fry the Marinade until fragrant and the oil slightly separates from it. Transfer out and set aside.
  • Marinate the beef pieces with the Marinade overnight. Keep in the refrigerator.

Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce:

  • Extract the juice from the tamarind pulp, discard the pulps. Blend the Spice Paste ingredients into a smooth paste. Add some water if needed.
  • Heat up the oil in a pan, stir-fry the spice paste until fragrant, turn the heat to medium-high and continue cooking until the oil slightly separates.
  • Add in the tamarind juice, peanuts, water, stir well and bring it to a quick boil. Cover the pan, turn the heat to low and simmer for another 5-10 minutes. Add sugar and salt sugar to taste. Dish out and set aside.

Making and Cooking Beef Satay:

  • Make the satay skewers with 3-4 pieces of the marinated beef threaded onto each bamboo skewer. Repeat until you use up all the meat. Grill the satay over a charcoal grill or outdoor gas grill until both sides are slightly charred, and the meat is cooked through.

Nutrition

Serving: 10people | Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 534mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g