Ingredients

• 2 pounds of tender rump roast or eye round
• 4 tablespoons of frozen or fresh minced lemon grass
• 10 shallots minced
• 5 garlic cloves smashed
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt pinch ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of canola oil
• 2 teaspoons of sesame oil handful of roasted sesame seed
• 24 bamboo skewers soaked in water overnight

Preparations

• Thinly cut the beef against the grain 1-inch by 2-inch size. Marinate the beef in the mixture of lemon grass, minced shallot, minced garlic, sugar, fish sauce, sesame oil, salt, black pepper, canola oil and sesame seed for 2 hours. Before serving, grill the meat on the skewers 1 or two minutes for each side. Don't grill too long if you like the meat tender and moist.
• This dish can be served as an appetizer. Each guest can dip the meat in the peanut sauce and eat right off of the skewer. It can be served as a first course before dinner with rice vermicelli, mixed chopped lettuce and various herbs and with fish sauce dip or peanut sauce.