Thai beef salad with nam jim

Recipes / Salads

This gourmet version of Thai beef salad is full of the authentic flavours of Asia.

Recipe «Thai beef salad with nam jim» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 bunch coriander, 3cm piece ginger, finely grated, 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced, 4 long red chillies, seeded, thinly sliced on the diagonal, 2 lemons, zested, juiced , 2 tbsp fish sauce, 55g brown sugar, 700g beef sirloin, cut into 1cm x 4cm strips , 80ml vegetable oil, 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved, seeded, thinly sliced, 1 cup mint leaves, Chopped roasted peanuts and cooked rice stick noodles , to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 bunch coriander 
  • 3cm piece ginger, finely grated 
  • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 
  • 4 long red chillies, seeded, thinly sliced on the diagonal 
  • 2 lemons, zested, juiced 
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 55g brown sugar 
  • 700g beef sirloin, cut into 1cm x 4cm strips 
  • 80ml vegetable oil 
  • 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved, seeded, thinly sliced 
  • 1 cup mint leaves 
  • Chopped roasted peanuts and cooked rice stick noodles , to serve 

Instructions

  1. To make nam jim, trim roots from coriander and rinse well. Pick leaves and reserve. Process coriander roots, ginger, garlic, half the chillies, lemon zest and juice, fish sauce and brown sugar in a food processor until well combined and finely chopped.
  2. Combine half the nam jim with beef in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large wok over high heat. Add half the beef mixture and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until beef is browned and just cooked through. Remove from wok and repeat with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and beef mixture.
  4. Place onion, cucumber, reserved coriander leaves, mint, remaining chillies, beef mixture and remaining nam jim in a large bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper, scatter with peanuts and serve with rice stick noodles, if using.