Grilled Lemongrass Beef Skewers Recipe is very popular in Asian countries like Cambodian, Thai and Vietnam. These grilled beef skewers called sach ko jakak, and they are a popular street food in Cambodia.

Grilled Lemongrass Beef Skewers Recipe
Recipe by Cambodia RecipeGrilled Lemongrass Beef Skewers Recipe is very popular in Asian countries like Cambodian, Thai and Vietnam. These grilled beef skewers called sach ko jakak, and they are a popular street food in Cambodia.
1
servings30
minutes15
minutes744
kcal45
minutesIngredients
2 lbs good beef thinly sliced
3 tablespoon water
2 tablespoon palm sugar or brown sugar
3 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoon fish sauce or soy sauce
1/2 cup minced lemongrass
1 tablespoon galangal
4 cloves garlic
2 to 3 kaffir lime leaves shredded
3 tablespoon vegetable oil (help the meat softer)
1 tablespoon crush red chili pepper (optional)
1/4 cup crush peanuts (optional some people like it)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 tablespoon turmeric
1/4 tablespoon paprika (optional good color)
- For papaya salad
Shredded green papaya
Shredded carrot
Thinly sliced fresh ginger
Minced garlic
Fish sauce
Salt
Sugar
Vinegar
Fresh jalapeño pepper thinly sliced if you don’t like spicy take seeds out
Make this salad the night before or it won’t taste good
Directions
- Skewers soak for 30 minutes before thread the meat to grill
- Yoshida sauce if needed at the end to brush on beef skewers for color (optional)
- In mortar pound lemongrass, garlic, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and turmeric to paste.
- Marinate the beef with lemongrass paste and the rest of ingredients overnight or at least 4 hours. Thread meat in skewers. Grill beef on medium heat and when ready brush with some of Yoshida sauce for color.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve it with rice or bread.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1g
- Calories: 744kcal
- Fat: 52g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Sodium: 3197mg
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Sugar: 27g
- Protein: 20g