Beef Kebabs / Shish Kabob

Beef Kebabs / Shish Kabob

12 skewers
2kg beef, cut into 2cm cubes
60ml soy sauce
125ml teriyaki sauce
15ml steak seasoning
250ml red wine
1 green bell pepper, cut into 2cm x 2cm squares
1 red bell pepper, cut into 2cm x 2cm squares
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 2cm x 2cm squares
1 red onion, cut into 2cm x 2cm squares`

Sauce:
250ml greek yoghurt
80ml parsley, finely chopped
60ml mint leaves, finely chopped
2,5ml salt
15ml lemon juice

Add the beef cubes to a mixing bowl and pour over the soy sauce, teriyaki, steak seasoning and red wine.
Toss the beef with your hands and ensure that it is covered with the marinating ingredients.
Set aside for 1 hour or longer.
Thread the beef, bell pepper and onion on to a skewer – you should have 12 kebabs.

For the sauce:
Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix through.

Grill the kebabs on an open fire – 3 minutes per side x 4, until beautifully charred.
Serve the kebabs with the yoghurt sauce.

Japanese Beef Fillet

Japanese Beef Fillet

one beef fillet

Marinade:
80ml soy sauce
80ml brown sugar
4 cloves of garlic, minced
15ml fresh ginger, minced
30ml sesame oil
30ml wasabi paste
5ml fish sauce

Place the fillet in the smallest container that it fits into comfortably.
Mix all the marinade ingredients together and pour over the fillet.
Cover the container with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or overnight).
Take the beef from the refrigerator at least 1 hour before cooking it.
* Turn the beef throughout its marinating time so that the entire fillet is covered with marinade.
Cook the fillet on a rotisserie over a medium-warm fire for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Wrap the meat in 2 layers of aluminium foil and rest it for 15 minutes.
Slice the fillet into very thin slices and spoon over the leftover marinade.

BBQ Thyme Fillet

BBQ Thyme Fillet

1 whole beef fillet
125ml thyme leaves
4 cloves of garlic
10ml onion salt or sea salt
60ml vegetable oil
30ml red wine vinegar

Blitz together the thyme, garlic, onion salt, vegetable oil and vinegar with a stick blender. You are looking for a very thick paste. Set aside.
Dry the beef fillet and tie it up.
Rub the herb paste over the fillet.
Cook on a rotisserie over medium-warm coals for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Cover the cooked fillet with aluminium foil and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
Slice into portions and serve.