Beef Steak Skewer Appetizer Recipe

BBQ season isn’t over and if there’s one thing I love it’s this Beef Steak Skewer. We are Canadian and I don’t know if it’s a Canuck thing but our BBQ is never out of season. My husband Brad can be found on the back deck shovelling out thigh-high snow to get to the grill in the middle of January. There’s just something about the taste of BBQ meat that is divine. I should note that this recipe can also be made in the oven but given a choice, I’d use a grill.

This is one of those super easy recipes that’s good for a crowd of people. Appetizers are like this and thankfully this baby takes almost no time to prepare. I highly recommend soaking your skewers in water for 10 minutes before threading the beef on them. This will reduce the chance of them burning right up.

This one is a keeper folks, I hope your family enjoys it like ours does.

Beef Steak Skewer Appetizer

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb beef, steak, flank or whatever you’d like to use (but cheaper cuts are best for this dish)
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 3/4 cup soy sauce (try to use low sodium)
• 1 teasoop ginger, minced or powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• dash red chili flakes 
• as desired pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¼ cup water

PREPARATION

1. Preheat the grill to 350 degrees F or medium
2. Slice the steak AGAINST the grain in long strips
3. Thread the beef onto the skewers
4. Season with salt and pepper and set aside briefly
5. In a saucepan, combine both sugars, soy sauce,  ginger, garlic, red chili flakes and pepper. Bring to a boil
6. Make slurry with the cornstarch and water, and add to the sauce. Stir until it begins to thicken and remove off the heat.
7. Place the skewers on the grill. Grill them for 2-3 minutes and then flip them.
8. After you flip them, begin basting the skewers with the sauce. Flip them again and baste the other side.
9. Repeat this basting for 2 more  flips, both for 2 per side.
10. Remove from the grill and serve.

Garnish with green onion, or parsley and sesame seeds if you wish.

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Beef Steak Skewer Appetizer Recipe

Author: Julie Elsdon-Height

Ingredients

• 1 lb beef, steak, flank or whatever you’d like to use (but cheaper cuts are best for this dish)
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¾ cup soy sauce (try to use low sodium)
• 1 teasoop ginger, minced or powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• dash red chili flakes
• as desired pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¼ cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat the grill to 350 degrees F or medium
2. Slice the steak AGAINST the grain in long strips
3. Thread the beef onto the skewers
4. Season with salt and pepper and set aside briefly
5. In a saucepan, combine both sugars, soy sauce,  ginger, garlic, red chili flakes and pepper. Bring to a boil
6. Make slurry with the cornstarch and water, and add to the sauce. Stir until it begins to thicken and remove off the heat.
7. Place the skewers on the grill. Grill them for 2-3 minutes and then flip them.
8. After you flip them, begin basting the skewers with the sauce. Flip them again and baste the other side.
9. Repeat this basting for 2 more  flips, both for 2 per side.
10. Remove from the grill and serve.

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