Thai beef salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 2
The Thai beef salad is a fresh and very tasty dish with tender beef, fresh herbs and crunchy peanuts. It is a great recipe to make when you're after something light but very satisfying. Here's how to make it at home.
Ingredients
- 400g (0.88 lbs) beef sirloin steak
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 100g (3.5 oz) raw jasmine rice
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 large shallot, sliced thin
- 200g (7 oz) cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1/2 bunch coriander, picked
- 1/2 bunch mint, picked
- 1 lime, juiced
- a pinch of chilli flakes
Directions
- To marinate the beef, add the beef, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, and the sugar to a bowl. Mix well and marinate for 2-12 hours.
- Once the beef is marinated, cook it on a grill to rare or medium rare, let it rest for 6 minutes, and then slice thinly.
- Add the raw rice with the kaffir lime leaves to a dry frying pan and toast over medium heat until golden brown. Then transfer to a mortar and pestle and pound until you achieve a coarse sand consistency.
- To assemble the salad, add the herbs (coriander and mint), sliced steak, shallots, tomatoes, toasted rice, lime juice, and more fish sauce to a bowl. Toss well and serve piled high.