Executive Chef Jet Tila is the Executive Chef of Wazuzu located in the ENCORE Resort. Summer is upon us and this talented Chef shared a lovely summer dish of THAI BEEF SALAD that is sure to please.
Thai Beef Salad
by Chef Jet Tila
Ingredients:
2 Lbs. Thai grilled beef (see recipe)
2 Tbsp. Peanut Oil
3 ea Garlic Cloves, minced
1 ea Lemongrass, very thinly sliced
3 ea. Kaffir Lime Leaves, very thinly sliced
1/2 Red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 Cup Mint leaves
1/2 Cup Lime juice
1/2 Cup Fish sauce
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
2 ea Small cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
2 ea Green onions, chopped
6 Cups Mixed salad greens
Black Pepper
Beef Marinade :
2 lbs Beef Flank Steak
2 oz Garlic minced
2 oz Cilantro Stems , minced
1Tsp. White Pepper
2Tsp. Fish Sauce
1 1/2 oz Thin Soy Sauce
2Tsp. Sugar
1. Combine all ingredients
2. Cover beef with marinade for about 2 hours
Marinade beef according to recipe.
To prepare dressing, heat a medium skillet and add oil. Sweat garlic, lemongrass, and kaffir lime for 2 to 3 minutes, or until fragrant and slightly translucent. Remove from heat and stir in onion, mint leaves, limejuice, fish sauce, and palm sugar. Chill for 5 to 10 minutes.
Grill Beef to desired done-ness and slice against the grain into this strips.
Toss greens and cucumbers with ½ of the dressing and arrange on a large plate. Place the grilled beef on top of the salad and garnish with green onions. Drizzle remaining dressing on top of the salad.
Sprinkle with black pepper and serve
ENJOY !