Thai famous beef salad recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

• vegetable oil for frying
• 1 lb lean rump steak
• 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 4 thinly sliced shallots
• 2 deseeded and finely sliced red chillies
• 6 lettuce leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into slices

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degree F.
2. Heat some vegetable oil in a non stick pan until it is hot.
3. Add meat and saute quickly over a high heat.
4. Transfer to the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
5. Set aside to rest for at 10 minutes and slice thinly.
6. To make the dressing, mix together the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar in a mixing bowl.
7. Stir the dressing until the sugar has dissolved.
8. Add the garlic, shallots and chillies.
9. Place lettuce leaves on a serving dish and pile the beef in the centre.
10. Drizzle the dressing over and scatter with coriander and chives.
11. Arrange tomato wedges and cucumber around the edge of the salad and serve.

Servings: 4

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