Beef Salad Shangri-La
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
500 g flank steak
1 tbsp coriander
1 star anise
1 pinch crushed chillies
2 cardamon seeds
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 small shallot, diced
1 tbsp fresh ginger
½ tsp orange zest, diced
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
sesame oil
80 mL rice wine vinegar
50 mL orange juice
50 mL soya
50 mL honey
Ponzu:
250 mL orange juice
250 mL soya
125 mL honey
Salad dressing:
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 lime, juice only
6 portions mesclun greens
Recipe
Marinade:
In a medium hot pan, toast off the coriander, fennel, star anise, chillies and cardamon seeds until aromatic, being careful not to burn them.
Remove from heat, grind in a spice grinder, then reserve.
To the same pan, add diced garlic, diced shallot, ginger, orange zest and grapeseed oil. Cook gently to extract flavor but not color.
Add the ground spices to this along with sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, orange juice, soya sauce and honey. Bring to a boil then shut off. Allow to cool.
Flank Steak:
Place flank steak in marinade for no less than 1 hour and no more than 12 hours.
When ready to cook, remove the steak from the marinade and pat dry. Cook on charbroiler or barbecue to desired doneness. Reserve in a warm area.
Ponzu:
Bring the orange juice, soya sauce and honey to a boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and add green onions.
Salad:
Whisk together the sesame oil and lime juice then toss with the mesclun greens
ASSEMBLY/ PRESENTATION
Arrange the lettuce equally on 6 individual plates.
Thinly slice the steak then place equal portions on the lettuce in the center of the plate.
Drizzle the meat with ponzu sauce and serve immediately.
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