Thai cuisine has always been a favorite all around the world, and we can never go wrong with a Thai beef salad recipe. however, the components are quite never-ending and it requires a lot of steps and precision to make it the authentic way. however, we can assure you that by the end of this particular Thai beef salad recipe, you will have mastered it, and it won’t be a huge burden to make it a part of your everyday meals.
The best part about Thai cuisine is that they have a lot of choices that you can mix and match to enjoy varied flavors. Among those huge hits, the Thai beef salad has been an all-time favorite of ours, and if you are planning to make it at home you have ended up at the right place because the recipe we are going to provide you is a step-by-step guide to master this dish.
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Thai beef salad recipe
The Thai beef salad is quite different from your everyday salad because of its unique taste and texture. Generally, we want our Greens to be a bit crunchy but in this one, it’s all soggy and juicy great to be paired with rice, and along with that the amount of protein that we get in this salad is much more than your regular salad. the use of fish sauce is something unique as well. so we will move forward with our authentic Thai beef salad recipe now.
Ingredients(for dressing and steak)
- 12 ounces of skirt steak
- A Pinch of salt
- A Pinch of black pepper
- Half a teaspoon of sugar
- Two teaspoons of minced Thai basil
- 5 teaspoons of Vegetable oil
- Two teaspoons of minced cilantro
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons of fish sauce
- one tablespoon of brown sugar
- One tablespoon of hot water
- 3 tablespoons of lime juice
- 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
- 2 teaspoons of chopped Thai basil
- Salt and black pepper
Ingredients (for salad )
- Three cups of romaine lettuce
- 3 cups of baby salad greens
- One scallion
- Two tablespoons of cilantro(torn)
- Two tablespoons of mint(torn)
- Two tablespoons of Thai Basil( torn)
- One large cucumber sliced
- 8 grape tomatoes
- 1/4th cup of roasted peanuts
- Thai Chili pepper
Steps
1. The first step will be to make the marinade, which will combine one tablespoon of fish sauce, a few cloves of garlic, minced cilantro, and basil, along with salt pepper, two tablespoons of oil, and sugar. Rub it very well on the piece of steak and let it sit for about 6-7 hours.
2. While it is being done you will get the dressing ready, which will include brown sugar, hot water, lime juice, two tablespoons of fish sauce, salt, pepper, chopped cilantro, and Thai basil. Mix it very well and adjust the consistency with water, so that it is enough for the entire salad. make sure that it needs to be soggy and not just lightly coated.
3. Then finally you will get the salad ready in which you will be adding the lettuce, baby Greens, scallion, cilantro, mint, Thai basil along with the cucumber and tomatoes.
4. Finally you will heat the grill pan, add your steak with some oil, and let it cook for a while, till it is properly cooked according to your liking. Make sure it is a perfect medium rare because that is how the salad will hold the authentic taste of the recipe. After it is done, take it off the heat and let it rest aside for quite a while before you chop it into thin pieces.
5. Now we finally come to the final step of the recipe, where we will be thinly slicing the beef steak. Then you will add the dressing that you have made into the salad. Mix it very well, and then portion the salad on each plate.
6. Finally you will be topping the salad with the beef slices, put some of the peanuts and Thai Chili pepper on top, and finally drizzle it with some more of your dressing. it is all ready to be served and devoured by your guests and family with a side of rice.
In this recipe, you can go for any cut-off beef as you want but we prefer to use skirt steak, because of the texture and the cooking time it needs. Along with that if you don’t like the taste of fish sauce so much then you can reduce it a bit according to your taste.
The entire recipe has been properly tested by our group of chefs and we have thoroughly loved it. Along with that, this Thai beef salad recipe has very easily sourceable ingredients and you can pair it with almost everything. So do try it at home and let us know how you like it.
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