Grilled Beef Salad

Name: Grilled Beef Salad (Neua Nam Tok)
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) beef sirloin, marinated in a little fish sauce for a few hours; 4 red shallots, finely sliced lengthways; 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves; 1 tablespoon fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1 tablespoon Chinese shallot, sliced; 1 tablespoon pak chii farang, sliced; ½-2 teaspoons roasted chilli powder; 2 tablespoons ground roasted sticky rice; 30 mL (2 tablespoons) lime juice; 15 mL (1 tablespoon) fish sauce for light soy sauce for vegetarians); 15 mL (1 tablespoon) fish sauce for light soy sauce for vegetarians)

Neua Nam Tok

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Thai Cuisine

By David Thompson

Published 1993

About

THIS DISH AND the two following are usually eaten with a side plate of fresh vegetables. Cucumbers, green beans and cabbage make a pleasant combination, but any vegetables may be used as long as they offer an interesting contrast in taste and texture. Pork neck (blade) or some field mushrooms may also be used instead of the beef.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) beef sirloin, marinated in a little fish sauce for a few hours</

Asia
Thailand
South East Asia

Method

Grill or broil the beef to medium rare, about 3-5 minutes. Allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing thinly. Combine the beef with the remaining ingredients, using 1 tablespoon of sticky rice. Check that the flavour is hot, sour and salty, and add more chillies, lime juice and/or fish sauce as necessary.

Serve sprinkled with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sticky rice.