# Thai Beef Salad

A spicy, bright Thai beef salad with incredible dressing, perfect for a weeknight dinner.

- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Hanger steak
- Salt
- Garlic
- Lime juice
- Fish sauce
- Sugar
- Chilies
- Shallots
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Cilantro
- Mint
- Basil
- Toasted rice powder

## Instructions

1. Season the hanger steak with salt.
2. If time allows, salt the steak a day in advance and let it sit uncovered overnight to season it from within and dry the outside for a better crust.
3. Sear the steak in a pan until a good crust is achieved, flipping with tongs.
4. Remove the steak from the pan and let it rest.
5. Add oil to the same pan and grate garlic into it.
6. Toast the garlic in the pan, scraping the fond, until golden brown.
7. Transfer the toasted garlic and oil to a bowl.
8. Add lime juice to the bowl.
9. Add fish sauce to the bowl.
10. Add sugar to the bowl.
11. Add chilies to the bowl (adjusting amount for desired heat).
12. Chop green chilies.
13. Add chopped chilies to the bowl and toss with the dressing.
14. Add shallots to the dressing and mix.
15. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, cilantro, mint, and basil to the bowl.
16. Slice the rested steak thinly against the grain.
17. Add the sliced steak and any accumulated juices to the salad bowl.
18. Toast rice in a dry pan until golden brown.
19. Transfer the toasted rice to a mortar and pestle and grind it into a powder.
20. Add the toasted rice powder to the salad.
21. Toss all ingredients together thoroughly to combine.
22. Serve the Thai beef salad.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Tongs
- Baking sheet
- Wire rack
- Microplane
- Spatula
- Bowl
- Lime squeezer
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Mortar and pestle

## Tips

- Salt the steak a day in advance and let it sit uncovered overnight to season it from within and dry the outside, which helps achieve the ultimate crust when searing.
- For hanger steak, medium doneness is best.
- Slice the steak thinly against the grain to keep it tender.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNdhA5VOarD/?igsh=cjl3ZXNzYzQ3dXkx
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bdc5a811-5dfc-4249-be78-76ff43f7fa9d
- Extracted: 2025-11-23

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