Wasabi Marinated Beef Satay With Fiery Japanese Dipping Sauce Recipes

WASABI MARINATED BEEF SATAY WITH FIERY JAPANESE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim all fat from steak and place in freezer for one hour.
• Remove from freezer and cut steak across grain into thin strips, approximately 1/4" thick.
• Combine marinade ingredients and place in zip-loc bag.
• Add steak strips to marinade and put in refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• While beef is marinating soak wooden skewers in cold water.
• Remove beef from marinade and discard marinade.
• Thread beef, weaving back & forth onto skewers.
• Season as desired.
• Place skewers on grill over medium ash-covered coals.
• Grill, uncovered for 5-6 minutes for medium-rare to medium doneness.
• Combine all ingredients for Fiery Japanese Dipping Sauce and dip cooked beef in sauce.

MARINATED BEEF SATAYS WITH SWEET CHILE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Marinate steak in a bowl with oils, soy sauce, wine, garlic, scallions, black pepper, and sugar. Let stand at least 4 hours refrigerated.
• On a hot oiled grill, cook satays until medium rare.
• On a large plate, arrange red lettuce, noodles, and basil. Wrap beef, noodles, and basil with the lettuce, in amounts desired. Dip into the Sweet Chile Dipping Sauce.
• Suggested drink: Singha Beer
• In a hot saute pan, coat with oil and cook pepper, shallots, ginger, chiles, and lemongrass until soft. Deglaze with juice. Add honey and salt and check for seasoning. Serve at room temperature.

BEEF SATAYS WITH ASIAN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak 24- 6 inch wooden or bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• Freeze steak 20 minutes.
• Combine vinegar, red pepper, sugar, shallot, ginger, chile garlic sauce, and lemon zest in small serving bowl to make dipping sauce.
• Blanch yellow peppers in boiling water for 1 minute.
• Drain, rinse with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Toss in medium bowl with 2 tablespoons dipping sauce.
• Preheat broiler or BBQ.
• Slice steak into 24 very thin strips and sprinkle with salt.
• Thread 1 beef strip, 1 yellow pepper triangle and 1 scallion piece onto each skewer, twisting meat as you go.
• Broil or BBQ until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve 2 satays per person, with dipping sauce.

JAPANESE WASABI MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix together wasabi, mustard and sake until dry ingredients dissolve; add rest of ingredients, mixing well.
• Add marinade to fish or meat, covering all sides, in a ziploc plastic bag, removing as much air as possible (this reduces need for a lot of turning).
• Marinate food for several hours.
• Note: The pungency of the mustard and wasabi is reduced in this marinade. It happens whenever you combine any vinegar/sugar with these powders, as one does with prepared mustard. If you want a "sinus-clearing" effect, make a thick paste of either mustard or wasabi with just a small amount of water, and rub onto food within 30 minutes of eating. I recommend English mustard, as it is the hottest type. Coleman's is a good brand.