Grab Your Chopsticks!

Preparation Time: 2:30 (2 hours marinating)
Cooking Time: about 10 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 8

Malaysian Style Beef Satays

Ingredients

750g Rump (or sirloin) Steak
1 medium onion, grated
1/2 teaspoon lemon rind, finely grated
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground fennel
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon soft brown sugar
1 tablespoon ketchap manis (or regular soy sauce)
1/2 cup coconut milk

Method

1. Trim the meat of any fat and slice into long thin strips.
2. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix.
3. Add the meat strips and mix.
4. Leave covered bowl in the fridge for at least two hours, but preferably overnight to 24 hours.
5. Thread the meat onto skewers and brush with remaining marinade.
6. Place the satays onto a lightly oiled grill and place under high heat, turning occasionally.
7. Serve with rice and a garnish of cucumber and onion wedges (I only used rice).

Result

I was a bit unimpressed with the result. Although the meat was perfectly tender and had a great taste, it wasn’t what I was expecting. I suggest you play with this recipe, maybe adding more sweetness in the form of a tomato paste.

I have heard that people have used satays in a dip. I imagine this could be quite nice. The photo was taken from a magazine by the way. This wasn’t our result! Not that ours was bad, we just lost the photo!