Thai Waterfall Beef Salad - a Feast of Flavor!
This beef salad recipe offers a feast of flavors with every bite. Waterfall grilled beef salad is based on the famous waterfall beef dish in Thailand.
- Preparation:
- Cooking:
- Total:
- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 1to 2 sirloin steaks (depending on the amount of meat you prefer)
- Marinade:
- 2tbsp. oyster sauce
- 2tbsp. soy sauce
- 1tbsp. lime juice (or lemon juice)
- 2tbsp. brown sugar
- For Salad:
- 6cups salad greens
- 1cup bean sprouts
- 1handful mint (or basil, fresh, lightly chopped or torn)
- 1cup coriander (fresh)
- 1cup papaya (fresh, cubed or cut into spears)
- 1cup tomatoes ( cherry , left whole or sliced in half)
- Dressing:
- 1to 2 tbsp. fish sauce (available at Asian food stores)
- 3tbsp. lime juice (or lemon juice)
- 1 ½tbsp. soy sauce
- ½tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1tsp. brown sugar
- 2tbsp. rice (sticky variety, toasted and ground, OR 2 tbsp. ground peanuts)
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Mix marinade ingredients together in a cup or bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the steak(s), turning meat to coat. Set in the refrigerator to marinate.Step 3
For the ground sticky rice (instead of peanuts): Place 2 tablespoons uncooked sticky rice in a dry frying pan over medium-high heat. Stirring continuously, dry-fry the rice until it starts to pop and is lightly toasted. Remove rice from the pan and allow to cool slightly before grinding it up with a coffee grinder , or pounding into a powder with pestle and mortar.Step 4
Combine all dressing ingredients together in a cup or mixing bowl , stirring until sugar dissolves (adjust fish sauce according to your desired level of saltiness). Then prepare your bowl of greens and other salad ingredients.Step 5
Grill the steak over a hot grill, turning only once or twice to retain the juices (meat should still be pink in the center).Step 6
If oven-broiling the steak: Set oven to broil setting. Place steak on a broiling pan or on a foil or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place in oven on the second-to-highest rung. Broil 5 to 7 minutes per side, or until steak is well done on the outside but still pink on the inside.Step 7
While steak is cooking, toss the salad with the dressing. Taste-test for salt, adding more fish sauce if not salty enough, or more lime juice if too salty for your taste.Step 8
When ready to serve, portion out salad onto serving plates or bowls. Slice the steak as thinly as you can and top each portion with a generous amount of sliced sirloin. Enjoy.