Thai Beef Salad

Name: Thai Beef Salad
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 8 ounces flank steak; 1 large clove garlic; 10 sprigs cilantro, to yield 2 tablespoons, finely chopped; 6 or 7 large mint leaves to yield 1 tablespoon, chopped; 1 large green onion; 1 stalk lemon grass; 1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla); 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice; 2 teaspoons sugar; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 8 ounces whole red bell pepper or 7 ounces chopped ready-cut pepper (1 ½ cups); 6 or 8 soft lettuce leaves

By Marian Burros

Updated June 10, 2024

Total Time: 25 minutes
Rating: 5(9)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

8 ounces flank steak
1 large clove garlic
10 sprigs cilantro, to yield 2 tablespoons, finely chopped
6 or 7 large mint leaves to yield 1 tablespoon, chopped
1 large green onion
1 stalk lemon grass
1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla)
1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
8 ounces whole red bell pepper or 7 ounces chopped ready-cut pepper (1 ½ cups)
6 or 8 soft lettuce leaves

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Turn on broiler, if using, and cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
Step 2
Wash, dry and slice beef very thinly, less than ⅛ inch thick.
Step 3
Prepare stove-top grill, if using. Broil or grill beef about 3 minutes, turning once.
Step 4
Crush or finely mince garlic; wash, dry and finely chop cilantro; wash, dry and chop mint.
Step 5
Wash, trim and thinly slice green onion; wash, trim, remove tough outer sheath of lemon grass and thinly slice bulb part.
Step 6
Combine garlic, cilantro, mint, onion, lemon grass, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and red pepper flakes.
Step 7
When beef is cooked, cut into bite-size pieces and stir into fish-sauce mixture.
Step 8
Wash, dry and finely slice or chop red pepper; stir into beef mixture.
Step 9
Wash and dry lettuce and arrange on serving plate. Spoon beef-pepper mixture into center.