Soy, Lemongrass and Chilli Beef Skewers with Mango Salad.

Ingredients:

beef marinate.

1. 500g piece of beef topside
2. 1tsp freshly ground black pepper
3. 3 lemongrass stalks
4. 8 cloves of garlic 
5. 100g shallots
6. 4tbsp dark soy sauce
7. 2tbsp maple syrup 
8. 2 red chillies
9. 1tbsp Sesame oil

mango salad. 

1. 1/4 cucumber
2. 1 small mango
3. 5 spring onions 
4. 1/2 Lettuce 
5. 10g fresh coriander leaves 
6. 10g fresh mint leaves
7. 1 red chilli

salad dressing. 

1. 4tsp lime juice
2. 4tsp fish sauce

to serve.

1. handful of cashew nuts

directions:

1. thinly slice the beef and cut into strips 2.5cm wide.
2. core lemongrass, and finely chop along with shallots. 
3. crush garlic  and place into food processor along with lemongrass, shallots, black pepper, soy sauce, maple syrup.
4. blitz into a smooth paste. 
5. finely chop the chillies. 
6. transfer the smooth paste from the food processor into a bowl and stir in chillies and beef. set aside to marinate for 1 hour
7. cover bamboo skewers with cold water and set side to soak. 
8. finely chop lettuce, coriander and mint leaves. finely slice cucumber, chillies and spring onions (remove and discard cucumber seeds). peel and finely shred the mango.
9. toss the ingredients in a salad bowl and dress with lime juice and fish sauce. 
10. weave 2 strips of beef onto each of the prepped bamboo skewer.
11. place a girdle pan over a high heat. 
12. brush each of the skewers with a fine coat of sesame oil.
13. cook the beef skewers for 1 minute each side until nicely browned on the outside, but still moist and juicy in the centre. 
14. crush the cashew nuts in a pestle and mortar. 
15. serve the  beef skewers on a bed of mango salad and top with cashew nuts. 
16. enjoy!