Southeast Asian Skewered Beef Recipe

• 1/4 cup mushroom soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Chinese dark soy sauce
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large garlic cloves, crushed, peeled, and minced
• 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds beef sirloin or filet mignon, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• Juice of 4 limes or lemons
• 3 tablespoons roasted unsalted peanuts, finely crushed (not peanut butter)
• 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated
• Bamboo skewers, soaked for 20 minutes (optional)

1. Whisk together the mushroom and dark soy sauces, and 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Stir in half the garlic and black pepper.
3. Add the oil and the beef and toss to coat the meat thoroughly.
4. Allow to marinate for 20 minutes.
5. Heat the oil in a nonstick grill pan over high heat and grill the beef cubes for 15 to 30 seconds on each side.
6. Meanwhile, whisk together the lime juice with the remaining sugar in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
7. Add the remaining garlic and black pepper and the crushed peanuts.
8. To serve, place the beef cubes on a plate (or in one large or several small individual fried taro cups, if you wish) and the lettuce leaves on a separate plate, and divide the sauce among individual small bowls.
9. Eat, wrapping some meat with a lettuce leaf and dipping the bundle in the sauce.

mushroom soy sauce, chinese dark soy sauce, granulated sugar, garlic, freshly cracked black pepper, vegetable oil, beef sirloin, lemons, peanuts, boston lettuce, skewers

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/loc-lac-10093 (may not work)