Name: Beef Cured with Lime and Onions
Yield: Yield: 8 Portions
Ingredients: 1 oz/28 g coarsely chopped cilantro; 4 green onions, sliced; 8 oz/227 g bean sprouts; 8 oz/227 g roasted peanuts, crushed; 2 fl oz/60 mL vegetable oil as needed for searing; 3 lb/1.36 kg beef, shoulder top blade or similar cut; 2 tbsp/25 g sugar; 1 head green leaf lettuce; 1 red onion, sliced paper thin against the grain; 1 tbsp/10 g Vietnamese chili-garlic paste; 2 fl oz/60 mL fish sauce; 5 garlic cloves, minced; ¾ cup/180 mL lime juice

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

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Ingredients

Marinade

1 red onion, sliced paper thin against the grain
¾ cup/180 mL lime juice

Method

Combine the onion, lime juice, chili-garlic paste, fish sauce, garlic, and sugar to form a marinade.
Slice the beef into strips about 2 in/5 cm in girth and sear in a skillet or on a grill until well browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes.
After the beef has cooled, slice it paper thin with a sharp knife, combine with the marinade, and allow to sit for