- twenty-eight 8-inch wooden skewers
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh gingerroot
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, or to taste
- 8 ounces skirt steak
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- Accompaniment: lime wedges
- Prepare grill. Soak skewers in warm water 20 minutes.
- While skewers are soaking, thinly slice garlic and in a shallow glass dish stir together with gingerroot and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Season marinade with salt and pepper. Holding a knife at a 45° angle, cut steak crosswise into about 1/4-inch-thick slices and add to marinade, tossing to coat well. Marinate steak at room temperature 10 minutes. In a small bowl whisk together hoisin sauce, ketchup, and remaining lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Drain skewers. Beginning at one end of each slice of steak, weave a skewer lengthwise through it, stretching slice on skewer to flatten, and transfer to a plate. Season satés with salt and pepper. Grill satés on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side for medium-rare.
- Serve satés with hoisin dipping sauce and lime wedges.