Speedy Thai Beef Salad Food

CLASSIC THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Season your beef steak with soy sauce and pepper. Let it sit for 15 minutes.
• Grill your steak over a very hot grill to get the grill marks. Cook to your desired done-ness. Let the steak rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly across the grain.
• For the salad dressing, mix together the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and chili in a small bowl. Taste and adjust sweetness, saltiness and tartness according to your taste.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, cucumber, tomato, shallot, and herbs. Drizzle about 3 tbsp of dressing and toss together. Taste and add more dressing if needed.

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!

EASY THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Combine soy and garlic and marinate steak for at least 3 hours.
• Combine salad ingredients in two separate bowls.
• Combine dressing ingredients together, mix well, and put aside.
• Cook steak on grill or in pan until cooked to desired level.
• Slice steak into strips and place on top of salad.
• Drizzle over dressing.
• Enjoy!

QUICK AND EASY THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl.
• Core lettuce and thinly slice. Arrange on individual serving plates.
• Mince the garlic. Remove stem and seeds from peppers and mince. Peel the orange, remove the white pith, and coarsely chop. Thinly slice the beef. Chop the peanuts.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Quickly stir-fry beef in batches until browned on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet and cook peppers and garlic for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Return the beef to the skillet and stir until well coated. Remove from heat and stir in the chopped orange.
• Spoon mixture over lettuce and sprinkle chopped peanuts over top. Serve warm.

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.