Thai Beef Salad Like 57 Recipes

MY O MY.. BEST THAI BEEF SALAD EVER!

Steps:

• Brush the beef with a little oil and char-grill, barbecue, or pan-fry till cooked to your liking.
• (I recommend medium rare for this recipe, if you can handle a little blood.) Set aside for five minutes and slice it thinly.
• Place salad greens, onions, kaffir lime leaves, chili, cilantro, mint and basil into a salad bowl and toss lightly.
• To make the dressing, combine the soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar.
• Stir the dressing well.
• Place the beef on the salad and pour over the dressing.
• Serve immediately.

THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Place the birds eye chili, garlic, cilantro stems and a small pinch of salt into a mortar and pestle. Grind until a smooth paste forms.
• Add the remaining Dressing ingredients. Adjust sugar, lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Set aside.
• Alternative: Finely mince garlic, coriander and chilli. Use side of knife to smear into paste on cutting board, then shake in jar with remaining ingredients.
• Preheat a skillet over high heat until screaming hot and smoking.
• Drizzle the beef with 1/2 tbsp of oil on both sides, then sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook the beef to your liking (Note 2).
• Cook times: for steak 2cm / 4/5" thick, 2 min on each side for medium rare (until internal temp is 52°C/125°F) OR 2 1/2 min each side for medium (internal temp 57°C/135°F).
• Remove the beef from the skillet onto a plate. Loosely tent with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.
• Place lettuce in a bowl, drizzle with 1 tbsp Dressing and toss.
• Slice the beef thinly against the grain (Note 2) and place in a bowl with the remaining Salad ingredients. Dress with most remaining Dressing and toss gently.
• Pile dressed lettuce onto plate(s), pile over beef and other salad ingredients.
• Sprinkle with peanuts and garnish with extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves if using, drizzle with remaining Dressing. Serve immediately!