Yum Nua (Thai Beef Salad)

Name: Yum Nua (Thai Beef Salad)
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: ½ cup sweet white rice or regular short-grain or other white rice; ¼ cup fresh lime juice; 2 Tbsp. fish sauce; 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; ½ tsp. sugar; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 lb. top sirloin steak, New York strip steak, or other nicely marbled cut of beef, sliced ¼" thick; 1 Tbsp. fish sauce; 2 tsp. sugar; 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, plus more for grate or skillet; 1 lb. small and medium tomatoes, halved; 1 large shallot, thinly sliced; 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 2 lemongrass stalks, tops trimmed, tough outer layers removed, very thinly sliced; 2 long hot chiles, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 cups cilantro leaves with tender stems; 2 cups mint leaves; 1 lb. cucumbers, thinly sliced, plus more for serving; Lime wedges (for serving); A spice mill or mortar and pestle

Instructions

This adaptable Thai salad with beef, aromatics, and plenty of herbs and lime juice is as spicy as it is bright. The recipe comes from chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon of Kalaya restaurant in Philadelphia.

Updated at: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:46:05 GMT