Superbowl Fixings: Teriyaki Beef Skewers
One might think that when you are requested to “bring something along to share during the game”, you would pick up a bag of chips or whip up some nachos. But oh no, the guys at our house spent the afternoon making kabobs and beef sliders (more on that dish tomorrow).
I could hear D rustling around in the freezer downstairs but was still suprized when I saw six gorgeous New York steaks thawing in the sink. At one time D was the Food Manager at the Garry St. Keg Steakhouse and Bar, so the recipe for teriyaki sauce which was made from scratch, once a week, was firmly ingrained in his brain. So too was the memory of the aroma of garlic, ginger and soya sauce which greeted me at the door when I returned from brunch out with my Mom and sisters.
The sauce was put together early in the afternoon so that the steaks could marinate for a couple of hours. This ensures not only great flavour but that desired tenderness. In truth, when you are using a steak cut like a New York, the tenderness is pretty much guaranteed.
In D’s Keg days, the meat morsels would have been skewed with white onion and green pepper but D added red and orange peppers, purple onion and huge cubes of fresh pineapple for good measure.
D fired up the barbie and got out his “good” tongs to turn them over the flame before they left for the game. I enjoyed mine with a quiet glass of Merlot as I watched the Superbowl solo and got caught up on some writing. The sweetness of the pineapple and the brown sugar of the marinade was the perfect offset to the saltiness of the soya sauce and the tartness of the veggies. The beef itself was perfectly cooked-medium rare inside with a crispness on the surface where the natural sugars had met the flame.
I don’t know if it was these skewers that boosted our son’s energy and enthusiasm, when he ran down the middle of his quiet street in celebration when his Giants won!
For less expensive beef cuts that are perfect for marinating, check out www.beefinfo.org. I am dreaming of a food bloggers scholarship to Eat, Write, Retreat www.eatwriteretreat.com as I write this…
Kath’s quote: “Beef is the soul of cooking.”Marie-Antoine Carême (1784-1833)
i think that must have topped the butternut squash gluten free mac and cheese i put together after a long weekend at Mission fest. I followed a recipe – that was my downfall…..
Blech!
You guys going the gluten free route?