Bite with Belkys: Yaki Beef from Aijó Brickell

The Chef: Maykel Bareas
The Restaurant: Aijó Brickell (at the Jade Building)
The Dish: Yaki Beef

Ingredients for Yaki Beef:

8 oz. beef tenderloin
salt and pepper, to taste
4 tsp. of brown sugar
1 tsp. of cayenne pepper
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1/2 cup of sweet soy sauce
2 tsp garlic, chopped (optional)

Method of Preparation:

-Start by seasoning the meat with salt and pepper. Then, grill it to your favorite temperature.

-Next, prepare a sauce. In a hot pot, caramelize brown sugar and cayenne pepper. Then, pour in soy sauce and sweet soy sauce. You can also add chopped garlic. Stir it all together.

-Now, place the meat inside the sauce and let it marinate there for 15 minutes.

-After, place the tenderloin back on the grill and cook to your desired temperature.

Ingredients for Salad:

1 Tbs of sesame oil
1 carrot, julian
1 cup of cabbage, julian
2 leeks, julian
1 red pepper, julian
1/4 white onion, julian
1 Tbs. of butter
2 Tbs. of soy sauce, or as desired
salt and pepper, to taste

Method of Preparation:

-In a hot pan with a little sesame oil, saute carrots, cabbage, leeks, red pepper and onion. Then, add butter, salt, pepper and soy sauce and toss.

To plate:

Begin with a bed of salad and then serve the yaki beef. Drizzle the meat with some of the left over sauce and garnish with fried leeks and microgreens.

Serves: 1

Serving Suggestion: Apple Martini

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Note:

Take a printed copy of the recipe to the restaurant and receive a complimentary dessert. (valid one month after the air date.)

Aijó Brickell (Jade Building)
1331 Brickell Bay Drive
Miami, FL 33131
786-452-1637

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