Chili-Beef Skewers

Name: Chili-Beef Skewers
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 pieces wooden skewers; ½ cup fresh cilantro; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 1 tsp grated orange zest; 1 tsp sriracha; 1 tsp fish sauce; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 lb lean beef sirloin, cut into 1/8-inch strips; 1 each each red, green and yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces (optional); 1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray; ½ cup lowfat mayonnaise; 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 tsp fish sauce

Tender strips of marinated beef sirloin threaded with colorful bell peppers on skewers, served with a creamy basil-lime dipping sauce. The meat is flavored with a spicy-sweet Asian-inspired marinade featuring cilantro, sriracha, and citrus.

4 servings

1 hr 3 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•8 pieces wooden skewers
•½ cup fresh cilantro
•4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
•3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
•1 tsp grated orange zest
•1 tsp sriracha
•1 tsp fish sauce
•1 tsp brown sugar
•1 lb lean beef sirloin, cut into 1/8-inch strips
•1 each each red, green and yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces (optional)
•1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray
•½ cup lowfat mayonnaise
•2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
•1 tbsp fresh lime juice
•1 tsp fish sauce

Cooking Instructions

1.
Soak skewers for 30 minutes. Puree cilantro, garlic, soy sauce, orange zest, sriracha, fish sauce and sugar in a food processor. Transfer marinade to a resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal bag, toss and set aside up to 30 minutes. Combine dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl. Thread 4 pieces of pepper and 2 beef strips on each skewer, alternating beef and peppers. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; heat grill to high; cook until meat is no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
63 min