On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:59:15 GMT, "david"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

Plenty of them on the web. I would post my own method, but it wouldn't
be "authentic." Still, the processes and ingredients are pretty basic.
Search on

"Thai beef salad" recipe

or "Yum Nuea"

for dozens of suggestions.

Yeah I was hoping for a recommendation from the members of the group rather
than grabbing something blind off the 'net.

At the risk of incurring all sorts of flames, this is how I make it,
based on watching the cooks at my favorite Thai restaurant.
Proportions are approximate because I usually make a single serving at
a time.

Spicy Beef Salad

¼ lb. Beef from your favorite butcher

1 Tblsp. Fish Sauce (nam pla)
Juice of ½ lime
1/8th tsp hot pepper flakes
½ small onion, sliced very thin
1 green onion, sliced very thin
1 Tblsp. chopped cilantro leaves

Cooked rice
Romaine lettuce, very coarsely sliced or whole leaves
Tomato wedges
Sliced cucumber
Cilantro leaves

Combine fish sauce, lime juice, pepper, and onions, and mix
thoroughly, sort of mashing the onions into submission. Add chopped
cilantro.

Grill beef medium-rare and thinly slice. Add beef slices and any
accumulated juices to above. Mix thoroughly.

Serve beef salad on lettuce, with hot cooked rice on the side. Garnish
with tomato wedges, cucumber, and cilantro leaves.
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I've left out the toasted, broken rice, which I don't miss in my home
version.