Laab (Northern Thai Spicy Beef Salad)

Name: Laab (Northern Thai Spicy Beef Salad)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon minced bird chile or 2 teaspoons minced serrano chile; 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper; 79 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 3 Tbsps thinly sliced green onions; 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 1 Tbsp thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves (about 8 leaves) or 1 tablespoon grated lime rind; 237 milliliters torn fresh mint; 12 tender napa (Chinese) cabbage leaves or any sturdy lettuce leaves; 170 grams pineapple juice; 1 teaspoons kosher or sea salt; 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt; 59 milliliters minced shallots; 680 grams boneless sirloin steak, trimmed; 2 Tbsps uncooked long-grain Thai sticky rice; 2 Tbsps Thai fish sauce; 118 milliliters water; 1 teaspoon white peppercorns

Laab (Northern Thai Spicy Beef Salad) might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 215 calories, 27g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. A mixture of bird chile, sirloin steak, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare rice powder, combine water and rice in a bowl.

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Water

Rice

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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.

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Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Place rice in a spice or coffee grinder; process until rice resembles cornmeal. Set aside.

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Cornmeal

Coffee

Rice

To prepare marinade, place peppercorns in pan over medium-high heat, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly or until toasted.

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Peppercorns

Marinade

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Frying Pan

Place peppercorns in spice or coffee grinder; process until ground.

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Peppercorns

Coffee

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.

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Pineapple Juice

Ground Black Pepper

Garlic

Steak

Salt

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Ziploc Bags

Preheat broiler.

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Remove steak from bag, reserving the marinade.

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Marinade

Steak

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.

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Cooking Spray

Marinade

Steak

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Cut the steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

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Grains

Steak

Cut slices crosswise into thin slivers.

Combine steak and lime juice in a large bowl.

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Lime Juice

Steak

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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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Cabbage

Steak

Mint

Rice

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Servings:

1teaspoon

minced bird chile or 2 teaspoons minced serrano chile 1Tbsp

crushed red pepper 79milliliters

coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves 6

garlic cloves, minced 3Tbsps

thinly sliced green onions 3Tbsps

fresh lime juice 1Tbsp

thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves (about 8 leaves) or 1 tablespoon grated lime rind 237milliliters

torn fresh mint 12

tender napa (Chinese) cabbage leaves or any sturdy lettuce leaves 170grams

pineapple juice 1teaspoons

kosher or sea salt 1teaspoon

kosher or sea salt 59milliliters

minced shallots 680grams

boneless sirloin steak, trimmed 2Tbsps

uncooked long-grain Thai sticky rice 2Tbsps

Thai fish sauce 118milliliters

water 1teaspoon

white peppercorns

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Thai works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Fram Wines Chenin Blanc. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 32 dollars.