Sunday, September 22, 2013

Beef Skewers with Cilantro Pesto

This recipe credit goes to Michael Symon, on the Chew... I love all his recipes and this was featured on his 5 minute for $5 segment... however... he lied about 5 minutes! maybe more like 20 minutes with prepping and all that! But still... TOTALLY doable in way under an hour!


What you need:

2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 lb beef sirloin, cut into chunks
kosher salt and pepper
2 cups fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup olive oil


Whisk together the olive oil, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Season the beef chunks with salt and pepper. Then coat the meat in the olive oil mixture.


Thread the meat chunks onto skewers, and send your hubby outside to BBQ them... or they can be done on a grill pan :) 

While they're BBQ-ing... make the pesto! I used my magnificent food processor.. but I'm sure it can be done in a Magic Bullet or a blender.


Blend the cilantro, garlic, hazelnuts, Parmesan cheese and olive oil together. And there is your homemade cilantro pesto to drizzle on the steaks and/or dip them in! 

Now, this makes almost double what you'll need, so I simply froze the remaining pesto, and can thaw it out next time we make these! 

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