Air-Fryer Beef Satay with Red Curry Noodles
By America's Test KitchenPublished on February 14, 2020
Time
1 hour (6 minutes cook time)
Yield
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon ground coriander ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 (12-ounce) flank steak, ½ to ¾ inch thick, trimmed10 (6-inch) wooden skewers 4 ounces rice vermicelli ½ cup canned coconut milk 2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus extra for seasoning2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus extra for seasoning1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks4 ounces snow peas, strings removed and sliced lengthwise into matchsticks½ cup chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, oil, coriander, salt, and cayenne in bowl. Slice steak against grain into ½-inch-thick slices (you should have at least 10 slices) and pat dry with paper towels. Add beef to sugar mixture and toss to coat. Weave beef evenly onto skewers, leaving 1 inch at bottom of skewer exposed.
- Arrange half of beef skewers in air-fryer basket, parallel to each other and spaced evenly apart. Arrange remaining skewers on top, perpendicular to bottom layer. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees. Cook until beef is lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes, flipping and rotating skewers twice during cooking. Transfer skewers to serving platter, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest while preparing noodles.
- Place noodles in large bowl and pour 6 cups boiling water over top. Stir noodles briefly to ensure they are completely submerged, then let soak, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain noodles and set aside.
- Whisk coconut milk, red curry paste, and remaining 2 teaspoons sugar together in now-empty bowl and microwave until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk in lime juice and fish sauce. Add noodles, bell pepper, snow peas, and basil and gently toss to coat. Season with extra lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Adjust consistency with hot water as needed. Serve beef skewers with noodles.
Time
1 hour (6 minutes cook time)Yield
Serves 2Ingredients
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (12-ounce) flank steak, ½ to ¾ inch thick, trimmed
10 (6-inch) wooden skewers
4 ounces rice vermicelli
½ cup canned coconut milk
2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus extra for seasoning
2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus extra for seasoning
1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks
4 ounces snow peas, strings removed and sliced lengthwise into matchsticks
½ cup chopped fresh basil
Ingredients
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (12-ounce) flank steak, ½ to ¾ inch thick, trimmed
10 (6-inch) wooden skewers
4 ounces rice vermicelli
½ cup canned coconut milk
2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus extra for seasoning
2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus extra for seasoning
1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks
4 ounces snow peas, strings removed and sliced lengthwise into matchsticks
½ cup chopped fresh basil
Ingredients
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (12-ounce) flank steak, ½ to ¾ inch thick, trimmed
10 (6-inch) wooden skewers
4 ounces rice vermicelli
½ cup canned coconut milk
2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus extra for seasoning
2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus extra for seasoning
1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks
4 ounces snow peas, strings removed and sliced lengthwise into matchsticks
½ cup chopped fresh basil
Why This Recipe Works
Air-frying the beef, rather than grilling it, vastly streamlined the process and let us focus on the noodles. We coated sliced flank steak with a brown sugar–coriander mixture that would complement our red curry sauce, then threaded the slices onto skewers, which we stacked in the air fryer in a crisscross pattern for optimal air circulation. To build an easy noodle bowl, we used thin vermicelli noodles, which needed only a quick soak in boiling water. Strips of bell pepper and snow peas required no cooking and added color and crunch. To create an easy sauce with multidimensional flavor, we microwaved coconut milk and red curry paste to bloom the flavors. Adding lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce gave us a sauce that incorporated each taste: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. A final sprinkling of chopped basil added pleasant freshness to complete our noodle bowl.
Instructions
- Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, oil, coriander, salt, and cayenne in bowl. Slice steak against grain into ½-inch-thick slices (you should have at least 10 slices) and pat dry with paper towels. Add beef to sugar mixture and toss to coat. Weave beef evenly onto skewers, leaving 1 inch at bottom of skewer exposed.
- Arrange half of beef skewers in air-fryer basket, parallel to each other and spaced evenly apart. Arrange remaining skewers on top, perpendicular to bottom layer. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees. Cook until beef is lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes, flipping and rotating skewers twice during cooking. Transfer skewers to serving platter, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest while preparing noodles.
- Place noodles in large bowl and pour 6 cups boiling water over top. Stir noodles briefly to ensure they are completely submerged, then let soak, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain noodles and set aside.
- Whisk coconut milk, red curry paste, and remaining 2 teaspoons sugar together in now-empty bowl and microwave until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk in lime juice and fish sauce. Add noodles, bell pepper, snow peas, and basil and gently toss to coat. Season with extra lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Adjust consistency with hot water as needed. Serve beef skewers with noodles.
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