Asian Steak Bites (88 or 150)

Photo from Jo Cooks

It's a nice day in Seattle. A great day to grill. This recipe came up in the shuffle and it's supposed to be done in a skillet. I decided that wasn't what was going to happen on a sunny day in Seattle.

So I skewered them and grilled them. 

I was confused by the marinade. The recipe doesn't say to marinade it for any length of time. I guess you were supposed to just let it sit for the 5 minutes it takes to put the sauce together. Well, that's not long enough for me. So I marinaded it for 2 hours. 

I also couldn't find sweet soy sauce. In fact, I had never heard of it. Google helped by letting me know that sugar or brown sugar can be used, so that's what I did. I did just a tablespoon of brown sugar.

Asian Steak Bites

Recipe from Jo Cooks

Serves 4

Marinade

• 1 pound ribeye steak (cut into 1-inch bite-size pieces)
• 1 T soy sauce (low sodium)
• 1 T hoisin sauce
• 2 tsp sweet soy sauce
• ½ tsp black pepper (coarsely ground)
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• ½ tsp baking soda

Sauce

• 2 T hoisin sauce
• 1 T soy sauce (low sodium)
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp chili garlic sauce (such as sambal oelek)
• 2 T water

Marinate the beef. In a medium size bowl, combine the beef with all the marinade ingredients together. Set aside while preparing the sauce and heating up the wok or skillet.

Prepare the sauce. In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together and set aside until ready to add to steak bites.

Cook the steak bites. Heat a wok or non-stick skillet over high heat until hot. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil or sesame oil to it. Add the marinated beef to the wok and arrange in a single layer. Sear for a minute before tossing then continue cooking for another 2 minutes, tossing a couple times, until the steak bites look almost charred. This is for medium-rare, if you prefer it medium, just cook it a minute or so longer.

Add the sauce. Pour the sauce over the steak bites and cook for another minute while tossing then remove the wok from heat.

Garnish and serve. Serve immediately garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.