Thai Beef Salad With Fresh Herbs Recipes

Steps:

• In a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish, combine soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar, Add steak, turning to coat, and marinate at room temperature 15 minutes (or in refrigerator, overnight).
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high. Remove steak from dish and reserve marinade. Add steak to skillet, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook, until dark brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare, flipping once. Add reserved marinade to skillet and cook 15 seconds. Turn steak to coat in syrupy marinade. Transfer steak to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Slice thinly against the grain.
• In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, mint, and basil. Add dressing and steak and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the green onions, lemon grass, cilantro, mint leaves, lime juice, fish sauce, chili sauce and sugar until well combined and the sugar is dissolved. Adjust the flavor, if desired, by adding more sugar and/or fish sauce. Set aside.
• Cook the steak over high heat on a preheated grill for approximately 4-6 minutes on each side, until it is cooked medium. Do not overcook the meat! Remove from heat and slice into thin strips. Add the meat and its juices to the sauce and refrigerate, tightly covered, for at least 3 hours.
• Tear the lettuce into bite size pieces and place in a salad bowl. Arrange the cucumber on top of the lettuce, and then pour the meat and sauce over. Top with the cherry tomatoes and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.