Grilled Asian Sesame Beef Skewers

With warm spring weather comes BBQ season!  John has been itching to get our BBQ up and running so I decided to make this in my latest freezer meal blitz.  This recipe was originally posted on The Black Peppercorn and has quickly become a family favorite.  The best part is that no cooking is required on freezer meal cooking day.  Just dump everything into a freezer bag and stick it in the freezer.

I love making this as a freezer meal because it allows you to use a cheaper cut of meat like an inside round steak rather than a beef tenderloin, which the original recipes calls for. Not only does this save you money but it but it saves you time buy having it frozen in the marinade. All that's left to do is thaw and grill.

Grilled Asian Sesame Beef Skewers
4 - 6 oz. inside round steaks
1/2 cup sesame oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
4 garlic cloves
4T fresh ginger, minced
1t chili flakes
2T sesame seeds

Cut beef into 1 inch cubes and place in a freezer bag.  Mix all remaining ingredients together and pour over beef.  Marinate for at least one hour.  Thread the beef cubes onto skewers and grill until cooked to your liking.

Now if you're like us you usually realize your out of propane for the BBQ just as you sit the meat on the grill.  Don't panic!!!  It's not the end of the world!  Lay the skewers of beef onto a cookie sheet and pop them into the oven on broil for 45 minutes for well done beef, being sure to flip them half way through.  *Turns out we weren't out of propane but our BBQ actually died.  John was so excited that he got to buy a new one!*

I like to serve these skewers with quinoa and chopped veggies.  In this case I decided to cook my quinoa in beef stock (a leftover carton from another meal) and add chopped cucumber, tomato and green onion.