Every time Mike makes his meat sticks, you have to distract the kids with cookies and ice cream to make sure there are enough for the grow ups. When he made them Friday at a friends' house, their 6-year-old daughter decided they were alligator on a stick, and the name stuck. To make it, Mike slices flank steak thinly against the grain and lets the meat sit in the Teriyaki marinade for at least an hour. Before grilling he weaves the thin steak pieces on bamboo skewers (soaked for 15 or so minutes in water) and grills until done and then serves them with the sauce we use on peanut noodles.
But this marinade also works on other meats. Chicken tenders can be treaded on skewers the same way. Or use it to marinade chicken drumsticks (regular size or mini), tuna, shrimp, whatever.
Teriyaki marinade
½ cup orange juice
¼ soy sauce
2 tsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. chopped garlic
2 tsp. sesame oil
Mix everything together in a zip bag. Add meat and let sit at least one hour. Grill or broil.
With it's Asian flavors, I felt like Alligator on a Stick needed a Asian-inspired pasta salad. This was a hit with adults and kids alike.
Asian peanut noodle salad
½ lb. long noodles, cooked according to package directions
½ c. shelled edamame
1 4.25 oz. can tiny shrimp, drained
½ cup peanut sauce (I cheated and used the sauce I bought at Rowena's, but an alternate recipe follows)
While noodles are still hot, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Chill before serving.
Peanut noodle sauce
3 Tablespoons roasted sesame oil
3 Tablespoons peanut butter (use organic that is just crushed peanuts and no sugar)
1 ½ Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 ½ Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons hot water
Tobasco sauce to taste
Add sesame oil to cooked noodles. Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour enough over noodles to coat. Store remaining in the 'fridge.
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These do kind of look like alligators snaking through the water!
jenndz: Thanks for making it available!!
janet: kids have a really good eye sometimes, don't they??
I read a time saving tip for having skewers always ready....soak a package ahead of time for twenty minutes in water ( I use pineapple juice instead of water). Freeze then separately on on a tray then stack together and store in the freezer.
Great idea Kathleen. I'm going to have to try it out!!
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