Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs thinly sliced beef (I use 6 oz)
- 1 head romaine lettuce (I use a bag of salad)
- 6 plum tomatoes (I don’t use these)
- 1 bunch green steak leaves (I’ve never found these, so I don’t use them)
- 3 Shallots (you can use onions instead – I only use 1/2 shallot)
- 1 bunch lemongrass (I bought a bottle of dried lemongrass (in the spice aisle). It works fine)
- 1 bunch cilantro (I don’t use this)
- 1 pack roasted peanuts
- 1 bottle palm vinegar (or white vinegar, but palm is a bit nicer)
- 1 bottle fish sauce (anchovy – standard Asian fish sauce)
- 1 pack Tamarind powder (Knorr Tamarind soup base powder – easy to find in Asian stores)
- Salt
- Ground white peppercorn (I use freshly ground black pepper)
- Sugar
- 1 jar Chili paste (Sambal Oelek)(I use the one with the picture of the rooster on front)
- Yellow Curry Powder (Golden Bell)(I use Madras curry powder)
- Olive oil
Directions
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Chop shallots and lemongrass
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Beef Marinade: Cut beef into ½ inch thick slices. Marinate in 1 tsp Chopped shallots, 1 tsp chopped lemon grass, ½ tsp ground white peppercorn powder, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp curry powder. Marinate for 30 minutes. Grill, broil, or pan-fry. If you fry, add some olive oil to moisten frying pan. Cook medium rare or medium to suit your taste. Slice beef.
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Clean romaine lettuce, cut into one inch pieces
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Slice plum tomatoes
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Clean and cut green steak leaves and cilantro into pieces
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Make dressing: Combine 1/3 tbsp fish sauce, ½ cup vinegar, 5 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp chili paste and 1 tsp tamarind powder
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Mix lettuce with spicy dressing (to taste) in large bowl
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Coarsely chop peanuts
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Serving tips:
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-on a salad plate, lay the lettuce mixture with grilled beef on top. Garnish with shallots, fresh lemon grass, green steak leaves, and cilantro. Decorate perimeter of plate with tomatoes. Sprinkle with peanuts.
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Note: The dressing makes enough for quite a few salads – I store it in a jar in the fridge so I don’t have to make it every time. For a full meal, I use a bag of salad and about 6 oz. of beef – it makes enough for a nice sized meal for one.