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Spicy Satay Beef Skewers

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE MARINADE

• 1 tbsp ginger, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp ketjap manis — Indonesian sweet soy sauce
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• Sea salt and black pepper
• 700g beef rump steak, sliced into strips

FOR THE SATAY SAUCE

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp sambal oelek
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp fish sauce Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce
• Sea salt and black pepper
• Fresh lime wedges
• Banana leaves
• Red chilli, chopped

METHOD

1. Place the ginger, garlic, lemon juice, ketjap manis and oil in a bowl. Season, stir to combine and add meat. Allow to stand for 30 minutes and thread onto kebab sticks.
2. For the satay sauce: Heat the oil in a small pan, add the shallots and ginger and sauté until translucent, stir in the peanut butter, sambal oelek and coconut milk, and simmer for 4 minutes (add a little hot water, if necessary, to thin the sauce). Add fish sauce, lemon juice and tomato sauce. Stir to combine and season to taste.
3. Heat a griddle pan and cook the beef kebabs until cooked through.
4. Place on a platter lined with banana leaves, garnish with red chillies and serve with satay sauce and limes.

Images and recipe words: Rex