Asian Grilled Beef Salad Recipe
- 1 x flank steak - (abt 1 1/4 lbs)
- 4 x garlic cloves chopped
- 1 Tbsp. chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 3 x scallions, white part only sliced
- 2 x Thai chilies - (to 4) seeded, chopped (or possibly use jalapeno peppers)
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/3 c. soy sauce
- 1/3 c. lime juice
- 2 Tbsp. Asian (dark) sesame oil
- 1 ounce Asian rice noodles
- 1 head Boston, bibb or possibly red-leaf lettuce broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry
- 1 sm sweet onion thinly sliced
- 1 x cucumber seeded, and thinly sliced
- 1 pt cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/3 c. fresh mint leaves plus Mint sprigs for garnish
- 1/3 c. fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/3 c. fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 c. minced dry-roasted peanuts
- Score the steak on both sides.
- Arrange on a nonreactive baking dish just large sufficient to hold it.
- Place the garlic, ginger, scallion whites, chilies and sugar in a large nonreactive bowl and mash to a paste with the back of a spoon.
- Add in soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil and 3 Tbsp.
- of water and stir till sugar is dissolved.
- Pour half the marinade over the steak and marinate for 1 to 2 hrs in the refrigerator, covered, turning several times to ensure even marinating.
- Reserve the rest of the marinade as a salad dressing.
- Cover the noodles in cool water and soak for 1 hour.
- Taste.
- If tender, drain well.
- If tough, cook in boiling water 1 to 3 min.
- Drain, rinse in cool water, and drain well.
- Set up grill for direct grilling and preheat to high.
- Line salad plates with large lettuce leaves.
- Tear smaller leaves to 2 inches.
- Place the lettuce pcs, onion, cucumber, tomatoes, mint, cilantro and basil in mixing bowl with reserved dressing, but don't mix.
- When fire is ready, brush and oil the grate.
- Place the steak on warm grate and grill till cooked to taste (4 to 6 min per side for medium-rare).
- Transfer to cutting board and let rest for 3 min.
- Cut steak into paper-thin slices at a 45-degree angle.
- Toss the salad and loosely mound on lettuce-lined plates.
- Place a mound of rice noodles in center.
- Arrange beef slices on top.
- Sprinkle with peanuts and place a mint sprig on each salad.
- Serve at once.
- This recipe yields 4 servings.
garlic, fresh ginger, scallions, chilies, sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, asian, rice noodles, head boston, sweet onion, cucumber, tomatoes, fresh mint, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, peanuts
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/asian-grilled-beef-salad-70333 (may not work)