Servings: 4
Skill Level: Intermediate
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil
- 4 whole jalapeno chiles, finely chopped stems and seeds
- 2 whole poblano chiles, finely chopped stems and seeds
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 pounds sirloin beef, sliced into 1/2-inch slices
- 4 long sugar cane swizzle sticks
Directions
- Preheat the grill.
- In a sauce pan, combine the olive oil, peppers, crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper.
- Bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat.
- Simmer the sauce for 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the garlic.
- With a hand held mixer, puree the sauce until smooth. At this point, allow the sauce to sit for 1 week under refrigeration before serving.
- Stir in the cilantro and kosher salt.
- Marinate the sliced beef in the piri piri for 3-4 hours under refrigeration.
- Remove the beef and make several slits in the beef about 1/4-inch apart; save the excess sauce for basting.
- Thread the meat through the swizzle sticks.
- Place the skewers on the grill. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, basting often with the piri piri.
- Place any remaining piri piri in a saucepan and bring up to a boil. Remove from heat and serve with the beef.
- Place the skewers on a platter and drizzle with the piri piri. Garnish with chopped cilantro and essence.