Japanese Style Kushiyaki Wagyu Beef Skewers Food

JAPANESE BEEF SKEWERS (KUSHIYAKI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Soak bamboo skewers in water for a few hours. Alternatively, metal shish kebob skewers may be used.
• Combine sugar, soy sauce, sake, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, oil, and green onions in a resealable storage bag or large secure container.
• Shake or mix ingredients together and refrigerate.
• Slice beef flank steak into thin 2 x 2 inch pieces.
• Marinate sliced beef with prepared marinade in resealable storage bag or plastic storage container in refrigerator. For best flavor, marinate beef at least two hours. Marinating beef for over four hours or even overnight will result in meat that is overly salty given the potency of the soy sauce in marinade.
• Remove bamboo skewers from water, and skewer several pieces of beef onto bamboo sticks. Discard marinade after meat has been skewered.
• Grill beef kushiyaki on barbecue over medium to high heat until beef is cooked to desired wellness, about three minutes on each side. Because meat is thinly sliced, you'll find that it cooks fairly quickly. Be careful not to overcook or burn meat, as it will become tough.

BEEF KUSHIYAKI

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the mirin, garlic, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, and sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar. Place the beef and green onions into the marinade, stir to coat with marinade, and allow to stand for 30 minutes. Soak bamboo skewers in water.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Roll a slice of thin beef around a piece of green onion; skewer the roll with 2 bamboo skewers, place about 1/2 inch apart. Repeat twice more, placing 3 beef rolls onto the 2 skewers. Repeat with remaining beef, green onion, and skewers until all the beef is rolled up. Place skewers onto a broiling pan. Discard used marinade.
• Broil until browned on both sides, about 3 to 3 1/2 minutes per side.