Jamaican-Style Beef Kebabs
March 2008
This steak-on-a-stick also cooks up great on the grill.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 10 mins
- 1/4cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for brushing
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 - 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
- 1 1-inch-thick boneless beef sirloin steak (1-1/2 pounds), cut into 16 cubes
- 2 sweet potatoes (1 pound), peeled and cut into 16 pieces
- 1 1 poundbunch radishes
- 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh pineapple
- Salt
- Soak 8 bamboo skewers in water. In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, oil, five-spice powder and allspice. Stir in the hot sauce. Add the steak and toss to coat; refrigerate.
- Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potatoes, lower the heat and simmer until just fork-tender, about 8 minutes; drain and let stand until cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile, using a food processor fitted with a shredding disk, shred the radishes and transfer to a bowl with the pineapple. Toss and season with salt.
- Preheat the broiler. Thread the meat and sweet potato onto the skewers and arrange on a broiler pan; brush the sweet potatoes lightly with oil. Broil the kebabs for about 6 minutes, turning once, for medium-rare. Serve with the slaw.
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PAIR WITH
- Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel 2005 (California)
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Extra! Extra!
- Serve leftover slaw with tortilla chips.