Beef Satay and Bacon Fried Rice

There's an Asian BBQ Throwdown going on right now. You can check it out HERE.

Anyways, those of you that know me at all know my love of asian food, and in particular, meat on sticks, so this was a good excuse to bust out my skewers and get busy.

Since I'm a cheap SOB, I opted for chuck eye steaks.. Less than half the price of flank, and so farking good. And I thought the fat would probably get nice and crispy... I had this pack and another one about the same.. All already thin cut, so less work for me..



I trimmed the meat of the big fat chunks and skewered it up..



Mixed up a marinade of Soy, brown sugar, veg oil, garlic, green onion, cilantro, and a whole lot of sambal oelek (Chili paste) Coated the skewers and let them soak in the goodness for an hour or so..



While that marinaded I mixed up a sauce for basting the meat.. Sake, Soy, Hoisin, Honey, Ginger, Garlic. I did not photograph it.. I also prepped all the ingredients for the fried rice..


OK, Everything is prepped.. Mise-en-place



Started with some home made bacon chunks



Veggies hit the wok. Carrots, Onions, bell pepper



Added some thai chili and garlic and ****ake



Tried to take a pic of flipping it, while flipping it. My best ideas do not usually happen while drinking.. Didn't lose any though..



Added the rice, let it char, added some soy and oyster sauce, then the eggs..



Rice is done..



Took the wok off and started the skewers. I only did 4 t a time because I knew I would have my hands full. I handed off the camera to my trusty sidekick, and for his first time really ever taking a picture, I think he did pretty good.. So, here is a photographical interlude of Julian's fine work..









OK, I edited out about 30 that weren't so great, but hey, not bad for a 9 year old!

Beef is done!



Dinner is served



Oh man was this good. And the chuck eyes were a great substitute. I may never go back to flank. Bonus was my fire was farking hot, so the meat was still Med rare inside. Thanks for lookin

Thanks guys!

As a photographer, and knowing how hard it is to make a living doing this, I would have a hard time encouraging him, but dangit if he didn't take some nice shots!

Harbormaster said:

I wanna cook with you someday cowboy.

That all looks really, really good. I should figure out how to make good fried rice someday.

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Brother, we aren't that far apart. We should definitely get together. Fried rice is easy. The key is a good wok that is blazing hot. The rest is pretty easy once you learn the rhythm.