Beef Skewers with Romesco Sauce

Serves 6 as an appetizer; 4 as a main course
Time 30 min
Beef Skewers with Romesco Sauce

These tasty skewers are a popular choice in tapas bars. This version uses flavorful sirloin with a quick and easy recipe for Spain's famous almond-and-red pepper sauce.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    <b>Romesco Sauce</b>
    3/4 cupcubed stale bread
    1/3 cupMarcona or blanched almond almonds
    2 clovesgarlic, chopped
    1 smalltomato, seeded and roughly chopped
    1 cupdrained jarred roasted red bell peppers, roughly chopped
    2 1/2 teaspoonssherry vinegar
    3/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonsmoked paprika (pimentón)
    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
    <b>Beef Skewers</b>
    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    1 clovegarlic, minced
    1 teaspoonsweet paprika
    1 teaspoonground cumin
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    cayenne pepper or hot paprika
    1 1/4 poundsbeef sirloin, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes

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Method

For the sauce, combine bread and almonds in a food processor and process until finely ground.


Add garlic, tomato, peppers, vinegar, salt and smoked paprika; process until puréed, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice.


With the machine running, gradually add oil. Transfer to a bowl.


For the beef, soak 12 small (6-inch) bamboo skewers in cold water for at least 30 minutes before cooking.


In a large bowl, whisk together oil, garlic, sweet paprika, cumin, salt and cayenne.


Add beef cubes, toss to coat, and set aside for at least 10 minutes, or refrigerate up to 1 day.


Heat a grill pan over high heat or prepare an outdoor grill for medium-heat cooking.


Thread 3 to 4 beef cubes on each skewer, being sure that the tip is covered by beef.


Grill, turning occasionally, until beef is browned and cooked to your liking, 4 to 5 minutes on an outdoor grill and 6 to 7 minutes on a grill pan.


Serve the skewers hot with room temperature sauce.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

based on 6 servings

Calories

300

Total Fat

19g

Saturated Fat

4g

Cholesterol

60mg

Sodium

690mg

Total Carbohydrate

9g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

3g

Protein

23g

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