Chili-Beef Skewers
Tender strips of marinated beef sirloin threaded with colorful bell peppers on skewers, served with a creamy basil-lime dipping sauce. The meat is flavored with a spicy-sweet Asian-inspired marinade featuring cilantro, sriracha, and citrus.
4 servings
1 hr 3 min
Ingredients
- •8 pieces wooden skewers
- •½ cup fresh cilantro
- •4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- •3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- •1 tsp grated orange zest
- •1 tsp sriracha
- •1 tsp fish sauce
- •1 tsp brown sugar
- •1 lb lean beef sirloin, cut into 1/8-inch strips
- •1 each each red, green and yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces (optional)
- •1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray
- •½ cup lowfat mayonnaise
- •2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- •1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- •1 tsp fish sauce
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Soak skewers for 30 minutes. Puree cilantro, garlic, soy sauce, orange zest, sriracha, fish sauce and sugar in a food processor. Transfer marinade to a resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal bag, toss and set aside up to 30 minutes. Combine dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl. Thread 4 pieces of pepper and 2 beef strips on each skewer, alternating beef and peppers. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; heat grill to high; cook until meat is no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
63 min
