Light Bites Recipes - Bacon-wrapped Beef on Skewers Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g/8oz beef fillet (tenderloin) or rump (round) steak, cut across the grain into 12 strips

• 12 thin strips of streaky (fatty) bacon

• ground black pepper

• chili sambal, for dipping

For the marinade:

• 15ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 30ml/2 tbsp fish sauce

• 30ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 4-6 garlic cloves, crushed

• 10ml/2 tsp sugar

Serves 4

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Method:

1. To make the marinade, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Season generously with black pepper. Add the beef strips, stir to coat them in the marinade, and set aside for about an hour.

2. Preheat a griddle pan over a high heat Roll up each strip of beef and wrap it in a slice of bacon. Thread the rolls on to the skewers, so that you have three on each one.

3. Cook the bacon-wrapped rolls on the hot griddle for 4-5 minutes, turning once, until the bacon is golden and crispy.

4. Serve immediately, with a bowl of chili sambal for dipping.

Note: In northern Vietnam, beef often features on the street menu. Grilled, stir fried, or sitting majestically in a steaming bowl of pho, beef is used with pride. In Cambodia and southern Vietnam, snacks like this one would normally be made with pork or chicken.

Cook's Tip: These tasty skewers can also be cooked under a preheated grill (broiler). or over hot coals on the barbecue. Simply cook for 6-8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes so that the bacon is browned by not burned. Serve them as an appetizer ahead of the main course - they are light enough to whet the appetite without spoiling anticipation of the rest of the meal.