shoppingu!

shmantz needs five lunches this week, but by using leftover ingredients from last week, the shopping list wuzn't too bad:

12oz baby spinach

1 small sweet potato

1 orange bell pepper

1lb ground beef

1/2lb chicken breast

1 small sirloin tip steak

1 bottle sweet chili sauce

1 jar pomegranate jelly

leftover ingredients:

puchi tomato, baby bok choy, mushrooms, long rice noodles

things in stock:

furikake, string cheese, maple syrup, kimchee, takuwan, broccoli, eggs, shumai, olive oil, mirin, sake, shoyu, green onions

i ended up buying 3lbs of steak. shmantz set aside how much he wanted for his bento, and made the rest into bbq skewers for the beach party we went to 2day.

bbq skewers recipe:

2.5-3lbs sirloin tip steak

1 cup shoyu

1 cup sugar

3 cloves garlic (smashed)

1/2 tsp ginger (grated)

1/2 tbs crushed red pepper

sesame seeds

green onions

bamboo skewers

in a sauce pan, combine the shoyu, sugar, garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper. heat and stir continuously until the sugar has dissolved. pour the sauce into a big marinade tupperware, and place in fridge to cool. slice the steak, against the grain, into 1/4in strips, and skewer. (by slicing against the grain, it makes it very easy to bite the meat off the skewer.) sprinkle the meat skewers with sesame seeds, and place into the marinade tupperware. toss to coat. marinate in the fridge for 1-4 hours. if possible, bring to room temperature before grilling. grill skewers for 2 minutes on each side, and sprinkle with green onions before serving. sorrie, we 4got to take pickchas.