Spicy Beef Salad
Ingredients
  • 450grams beef .1lbs. Choose good thick steak meat.
  • 1tbsp ground black pepper.
  • 1.5tbsp light soy sauce.
  • 3 shallots.
  • 1 green onion stem.
  • 20 cilantro leaves.
  • 40 mint leaves
  • 2tbsp fish sauce.Add more as needed
  • 1tsp sugar
  • 1tbsp dry chili flakes.
  • 2tbsp lime juice.Add more as needed
Instructions
  1. (Marinate）Marinate the meat in the ground black pepper and soy sauce for about 2 hour. Over night will be better.
  2. (Chop) Peel the shallots and finely slice them, dice the green onions, and pluck a handful of mint and cilantro leaves.
  3. (Prepare dressing)In a medium size bowl, fish sauce, sugar, chili flakes and lime juice and mix all well. (you will put everything in this bowl at the end, so use a medium size bowl)
  4. (Grill）Grill the beef on high heat for about 2 minutes on each side (depending on how thick it is), then lower the heat and cook it depending on your preference. Once the beef is done, set it on a plate or cutting board to rest for about 10 minutes. Slice the beef against the grain into thin bite sized strips.
  5. (Toss) Put the sliced beef and shallots in the bowl and mix them well. Then add green onions, cilantro and mint leaves in the bowl. Toss everything together. Taste it and add more lime juice or fish sauce as needed.
Recipe Notes

Shallot is one of the most important ingredients for this dish. Do not omit it. Do not substitute onion or/and garlic. Use shallot.

Use good quality steak meat. That will make a difference.