Laab (Northern Thai Spicy Beef Salad)

• Rice powder:
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons uncooked long-grain Thai sticky rice
• Marinade:
• 1 teaspoon white peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6-ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless sirloin steak, trimmed
• Cooking spray
• Remaining ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 cup torn fresh mint
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup minced shallots
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves (about 8 leaves) or 1 tablespoon grated lime rind
• 1 teaspoon minced bird chile or 2 teaspoons minced serrano chile
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
• 12 tender napa (Chinese) cabbage leaves or any sturdy lettuce leaves

1. To prepare rice powder, combine water and rice in a bowl. Let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse rice with cold water; pat dry. Cook rice in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 7 minutes, stirring constantly until lightly browned. Cool completely. Place rice in a spice or coffee grinder; process until rice resembles cornmeal. Set aside.
2. To prepare marinade, place peppercorns in pan over medium-high heat, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly or until toasted. Place peppercorns in spice or coffee grinder; process until ground. Combine ground pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, garlic, pineapple juice, and the steak in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes.
3. Preheat broiler.
4. Remove steak from bag, reserving the marinade. Place steak on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 16 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning and basting with reserved marinade after 8 minutes. Cut the steak diagonally across grain into thin slices. Cut slices crosswise into thin slivers. Combine steak and lime juice in a large bowl. Add rice powder, mint, and next 8 ingredients (mint through 1/2 teaspoon salt), and toss well. Spoon 1/3 cup steak mixture into each cabbage leaf.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/laab-northern-thai-spicy-beef-salad (may not work)