Honey & Soy Beef Tikka Skewers

Makes8 skewers

Ingredients

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  • 1 litre cold water
  • 30 g fine salt
  • 8 wooden skewers
  • 800 g beef chuck steak
  • 150 ml Nando's PERi-PERi Honey Soy Sauce
  • 80 g plain full-fat yoghurt
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 25 g tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp African Bird's-Eye Chilli Flakes
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1/2 medium pineapple, peeled and cut into 3 cm chunks
  • 2 medium onions, cut into wedges and separated into petals
  • Extra Nando's PERi-PERi Honey Soy Sauce for brushing and serving

Cooking instructions

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  1. 1

    Prepare a skewer-soak by dissolving salt in cold water. Add the wooden skewers, weigh them down with a small plate and soak overnight. This helps prevent them from burning and lightly seasons the meat where the wood touches it.

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  2. 2

    Trim away hard fat and tough sinew from the chuck steak, then cut the beef across the grain into roughly 3cm pieces.

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  3. 3

    To make the marinade, combine the Nando’s PERi-PERi Honey Soy sauce, yoghurt, garlic, tomato paste, turmeric, black pepper, chilli flakes, olive oil and salt.

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  4. 4

    Add the beef to the marinade and mix until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 6 hours.

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  5. 5

    Drain the skewers. Thread the beef, pineapple and onion onto them, alternating the ingredients.

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  6. 6

    Prepare a medium-hot braai, barbecue or grill pan.

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  7. 7

    Grill the skewers for 10-14 minutes, turning regularly, until caramelised and cooked through.

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  8. 8

    Brush with Nando's PERi-PERi Honey Soy Sauce during the final 2 minutes of cooking.

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  9. 9

    Rest the sewers for 5 minutes before serving.