Thai Beef Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound skirt or flank steak, broiled rare to medium rare and sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon or lime juice
- 3 shallots, chopped fine
- 3 scallions, chopped fine
- roots and stems of 3 cilantro (coriander) plants, chopped fine
- 1/4 to 1 tsp red pepper flakes (to taste), or 1 small fresh red pepper, seeded
- 1/4 cup toasted rice powder
- cilantro leaves
- lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red onion
Instructions
Nuea Nam Tok. Slice the steak into bite-sized pieces and cover with the dressing. Serve over lettuce leaves sprinkled with rice powder and cilantro, accompanied by slices of tomato, cucumber and onion. Serves 4 Toasted rice powder is made by toasting uncooked rice in an un-oiled skillet until golden brown. Stir a single layer of frequently to prevent burning and to ensure both sides of each grain are browned. Allow to cool slightly and grind in a pepper or coffee grinder to a fine powder.
