Thai-style steak salad with fish sauce dressing
J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 3.7K likes · 163.3K views · 12 min video
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Ingredients
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- leftover steak
- mint
- cilantro
- fish sauce
- panela
- 2 cloves garlic
Wash the mint and pick the tender leaves, discarding the tougher older ones; rinse the greens.
Washing and picking the herbs
Pound the garlic with a cube of raw sugar until it breaks down to a smooth, sludgy paste; the sugar helps the garlic break down.
Pounding garlic and sugar to a paste
- dried roasted Thai chilies
- lime juice
Add a little dried roasted Thai chili, then fish sauce and lime juice; add more sugar to balance hot, sour and sweet.
Chilies, fish sauce and lime: balancing the dressing
- cabbage
- cucumber
- tomatoes
Pull the outer layers off the cabbage; cut the cabbage and cucumber and split the tomatoes.
Cabbage, cucumber and tomatoes
Cut the leftover steak on a separate board set on top of the vegetable board.
Separate boards, and which steak suits a salad