Thai Beef Salad

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:39:45 GMT

Step 1

Start by making the Steak Marinade.

Step 2

Finely chop up half a red chill and add to a mortar.

Step 3

Peel and chop up the garlic clove and add to the mortar.

Step 4

Chop up the Coriander stalks and add them to the mortar.

Step 5

Add the Palm sugar to the mortar and grind it into a paste.

Step 6

Add the Fish Sauce and Soy sauce to the mortar and grind until combined.

Step 7

Add in the Sesame Oil and stir.

Step 8

Place your Steaks into and bowl and pour over the marinade, coat each steak in the marinade, and leave to marinate until the salad dressing is made.

Step 9

For the Salad Dressing

Step 10

Toast the Sticky rice in a hot frying pan until golden brown.

Step 11

Add the toasted rice to a mortar and grind it into a powder.

Step 12

Chop up the Coriander Stalks and the chilli add to the mortar, and grind into a paste.

Step 13

Add in the Palm sugar, Fish Sauce, Soy Sauce, and Oyster Sauce cut the Lime in half and squeeze the juice from both halves into the mortar, use the pestle mix and grind the mixture and set aside.

Step 14

Heat a frying pan or skillet and add in a tablespoon of vegetable oil and add in the steaks leave for 3-5 minutes and then turn the steaks and add in the remaining marinade and cook for a further 3 minutes. Remove the steaks from the pan and rest them on a plate while the salad is prepared.

Step 15

For the salad chop the tomatoes in half and half again and half again, shred, wash and dry the iceberg lettuce, cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, de-seed and slice one side and using a peeler ribbon the other side, roughly chop the Coriander, Slice the spring onions on the diagonal, slice the mini sweet Peppers, thinly slice the shallots, add all the chopped ingredients to a bowl. Thinly slice the mint leaves and add 3/4 to the salad and leave the remaining mint for garnish.

Step 16

Retrieve the rested steaks and slice them as thinly as possible and then place on top of the salad.

Step 17

Add 3 tbsp of the salad dressing into the bowl and toss the salad.

Step 18

To plate, add a layer rocket to a plate or bowl, now add the beef salad on top of the rocket, spoon over more dressing, garnish with the finely sliced mint, lick you’re lips and enjoy.

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