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Thai: Thai Beef Salad (Yam Nua)

Source of Recipe


Temple of Thai



List of Ingredients



• 1 pound sirloin or tenderloin steak
  
• 2 large cloves garlic, sliced crosswise very thin
  
• 10 fresh hot Thai chiles or serrano peppers, sliced crosswise very thin (or to taste)
  
• 5 Tbsp fish sauce
  
• 5 Tbsp fresh-squeezed lime juice
  
• 1 Tbsp sugar
  
• ½ hothouse cucumber (or 1 small cucumber, seeds removed), peeled and sliced very thin
  
• 2 to 3 shallots, sliced crosswise very thin (or 1 small red onion, sliced very thin)
  
• 1 head Bibb or Boston lettuce (or 1 heart romaine lettuce)
  
• 12 sprigs fresh mint, leaves removed and reserved, stems discarded
  
• 3 to 4 sprigs cilantro, stems removed
  






Instructions



1. Grill or broil steak until medium-rare. Trim off any fat. Cool and slice thin, into pieces approximately 2 inches across and 1/8-inch thick.
   
   
2. Mix garlic, chiles, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl. Add sliced meat and toss with cucumbers and shallots. Taste and add more fish sauce, if desired.
   
   
3. Make a bed of lettuce on serving plate. Place the beef on top. Garnish with mint and cilantro.
   
   Makes 4 servings.