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Recipe

Thai Beef Salad

Amy Albert

Servings:six.

You’ll need to pound the dressing in a mortar and pestle, but the flavors you’ll get are worth it. Fish sauce is strong and briny, so start with a few drops and season as you go. If you can’t find clear fish sauce, use half the amount of dark fish sauce and add sea salt to taste. If you don’t live near a grocer that stocks Asian ingredients, try Anzen Importers (503-233-5111), or The Spice Merchant (800-551-5999).

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 1 large clove garlic, minced
  • 1-1/2 Tbs. minced cilantro stems
  • 2 tsp. toasted coriander seeds
  • 1-1/2 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. kosher or sea salt
  • 2 Tbs. clear fish sauce (or 1 Tbs. dark fish sauce and sea salt to taste)
  • Juice of 1 large lime
  • 7 or more Thai chiles (or 4 or more serrano chiles)

For the salad:

  • 1 lb. flank steak, trimmed
  • 3/4 cup pineapple juice
  • Vegetable oil
  • 3 large stalks lemongrass (green parts and tough outer stalks removed), minced to yield 1/2 cup
  • 1 Tbs. thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves (or grated zest of 1 lime)
  • 1/2 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 2 cups bite-size pieces romaine lettuce, washed and dried
  • 1 cup bite-size pieces arugula, washed and dried
  • 12 small cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
  • 6 cups warm cooked jasmine or basmati rice

Nutritional Information

  • Calories (kcal) : 460
  • Fat Calories (kcal): 70
  • Fat (g): 8
  • Saturated Fat (g): 3
  • Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1
  • Monounsaturated Fat (g): 3
  • Cholesterol (mg): 40
  • Sodium (mg): 940
  • Carbohydrates (g): 69
  • Fiber (g): 4
  • Protein (g): 23

Preparation

To make the dressing

  • With a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic to a paste. Add the cilantro stems and coriander seeds and incorporate them into the paste. Add the sugar and salt; continue pounding. Mix in the fish sauce and lime juice. Add the chiles and pound them lightly until they’re crushed but still remain whole. Taste the sauce—it should be intense, with salty, sour, and peppery tastes predominating and a sweet undertone.

To grill the steak

  • Soak the flank steak in the pineapple juice for at least 1 hour (but no more than 3 hours) and light a hot grill fire. Remove the meat from the juice, reserving the juice for basting, and smear the meat with vegetable oil. Grill the steak, over the hottest part of the flame, searing the meat for 5 minutes on each side and basting occasionally. Remove and set aside to rest until cool enough to handle.

To assemble the salad

  • Slice the steak across the grain, cutting very thin, bite-size slices. Transfer to a bowl and add the minced lemongrass, lime leaves or zest, and the dressing, garnishing with the crushed chiles from the dressing. Mix well and set aside for 5 or 10 minutes to let the flavors marry. In another bowl, gently toss together the onion, cucumber, romaine, and arugula. Just before serving, add the cherry tomato halves, mint, and cilantro to the vegetables and greens. Toss gently. Add the meat mixture, toss gently, and serve the salad with the warm rice.

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  • deb410s| 06/16/2013

    Fabulous! So tasty and easy!

  • Lariah| 04/23/2010

    Delicious! I used MUCH less chili pepper (one fresh jalapeno and a pinch of cayenne) and it still had quite a bit of bite.

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