This is our version of Chinese Beef on a Stick—super savory, a little bit sweet, and crisped on the edges.But it’s not dry or overly sweet like it sometimes could be at Chinese buffets of years past.These beef skewers are delicious whether you’re making them as an appetizer or the main event!  A Classic Chinese Buffet Item Have you ever walked the aisles of a Chinese buffet? The yellow light of heat lamps glinting off of stainless steel chafing dishes—each one beckoning, promising a new adventure and some instant gratification.  One classic item was always beef on a stick, sometimes referred to more sparingly as just “beef stick.” These were Chinese beef skewers, flavored with soy sauce and sweet bean sauce or maybe hoisin sauce.  (Sometimes, you may find they taste similar to char siu pork—as I suspect restaurants simply repurpose the same marinade for chicken, pork, or beef.) Completing the pupu platter Beef on a Stick is also a classic Pupu platter item.

By now we’ve tackled most other Pupu platter items: the shrimp toast, fried wontons, spare ribs, egg rolls, fantail shrimp, and the fried Chinese chicken wings.Last but perhaps not least, depending on who you ask: this beef on a stick, meant to be slowly reheated and crisped over the blue flame of a sterno gel canister.How to Serve Chinese Beef on a Stick Once the marinating is out of the way, these skewers cook up quickly under the broiler.

And cleanup isn’t to

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