This recipe for Grilled Teriyaki Beef Skewers is wonderfully simple. The added bonus is that along with the marinade, you can make your own homemade teriyaki sauce! This recipe really is a knockout when it comes to flavor! Easy yet so tasty, what’s not to love, eh?

The layers of flavors that you get are great, and the beef is tender and juicy. This is a dish that you could serve as the main course to your family, as an appetizer at a cocktail party, or as part of a munchies tray for your game day crowd!

Grilled Beef Teriyaki Skewers on a black plate with a jar of teriyaki sauce beside the plate.

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24 Stainless Steel Kabob Skewers

12″ Natural Bamboo Skewers

Cuisinart Deluxe Grill Set

What you need to make Teriyaki Beef skewers

The ingredients for grilled teriyaki beef kabobs in small bowls with the raw beef on a platter

These tasty beef skewers are pretty simple to make using common ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen. Your friends and family are going to think you ordered takeout they are so good!

The only real challenge might be that the beef needs to be thinly sliced for your beef skewers. You can ask your butcher to do this for you. If you want to do it yourself, here is a little trick you can use. Place the meat in the freezer for a while; you don’t want it frozen solid, just partially frozen. You will then be able to slice the meat much thinner than you would right out of the refrigerator.

Ingredients

Brown sugar
Soy sauce or *tamari sauce (* Japanese soy sauce, that is gluten free)
Rice wine vinegar
Vegetable oil
Garlic
Fresh ginger
Salt
Pepper
Top round beef steak
Green onion
Cilantro
Red chili pepper (optional)
Toasted sesame seeds
Homemade teriyaki sauce (or store bought)

How to prepare Teriyaki Beef skewers

You first need to slice your beef fairly thin. The beef should be about a 1/4 of an inch to 3/8 of an inch thick. You want the beef slices to be thin for a couple of reasons. First, it will absorb more flavor from the marinade if it is thinner. It will cook quicker on the grill. Plus, let’s face it, it’s easier to eat a nice thin piece of beef off a skewer.

Next, begin to make the marinade by combining the following ingredients in a large nonreactive bowl. Brown sugar, soy sauce or tamari sauce, rice wine vinegar, vegetable oil, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper. Whisk to combine the ingredients, making sure that the brown sugar is completely dissolved.

Add the steak slices to the marinade and mix well, making sure that all the beef slices are well coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

While the beef is marinating, soak your bamboo skewers in a pan of water. This will help to prevent them from burning when you put them on the grill. If you do quite a bit of grilling, it is worthwhile to invest in a set of metal skewers. They are reusable, easy to use, and clean, and you do not have any problems with them burning.

Carefully thread the marinated beef slices onto your skewers. Weave the beef back and forth on the skewer so that it will stay on while you are grilling it.

Grilling your Teriyaki Beef skewers

Raw teriyaki beef kabobs on bamboo skewers placed on a grill to cook

Once you have all the beef threaded onto all the skewers, it’s time to grill your beef up! If you are preparing them ahead of time, put them on a platter covered with plastic wrap. They will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of hours if you need.

Preheat your grill to medium-high, which is about 375 – 400 degrees F. Place your beef skewers on the hot grill and grill them until the beef is cooked to your desired doneness. It should only take about 3 minutes per side.

You want the meat to have nice grill marks on both sides, but be careful. You don’t want to overcook the beef, or it will become tough and chewy. With these beef skewers, you are better to undercook them a little than overcook them. After all, medium-rare beef is much better to eat than well-done beef. In my opinion, at least!

Serving your Teriyaki Beef skewers

Grilled Teriyaki Beef Kabobs stacked on a white platter.

Once your beef skewers are done, transfer them to a platter. Now it’s time to fancy them up for your family, your guests, or your game day buddies!

Grilled Teriyaki beef kabobs garnished with sesame seeds, chopped green onions, and sliced red chili peppers, with cilantro leaves.

Start by sprinkling your beef kabobs with toasted sesame seeds. Then add some chopped green onions, cilantro, and sliced red chili peppers (if using).

I like the red chilis as they add a serious kick of flavor and spiciness to the dish. If some people don’t want the heat, they can simply leave them on the plate. I find it’s better to give everyone the option of trying something or not, rather than assuming they may not like it.

Grilled Teriyaki Kabobs on a black patter with a jar of homemade teriyaki sauce beside the plate.

Now for the “piece de resistance”. This is how you amp up the flavor to eleven! Drizzle the entire platter with some teriyaki sauce. By the way, as I mentioned earlier, I have an awesomely tasty and super easy homemade teriyaki sauce; follow this link HERE to get it!

This recipe is perfect as an appetizer while sipping cocktails before dinner or as munchies at a cocktail party. If you are serving it as dinner, it would pair nicely with Fried Rice or a great BBQ Wok Veggies.

Grilled Teriyaki Beef Kabobs on a black platter with a jar of teriyaki sauce beside the plate.

This is a super simple, fantastically tasty recipe that you definitely need to try! I know you will love it!

Grilled Beef Teriyaki Skewers on a black plate with sliced green onions and red chili pepper on top.

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These Grilled Beef Teriyaki Skewers are full of Asian-inspired flavors that you are going to love. Did I mention they are easy to prepare!

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