Thai Ground Beef Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Toast rice in a dry skillet (no oil) over medium-high heat. Cook rice, shaking pan frequently until rice turns golden, about 8 minutes.
• While rice is toasting, combine beef, 3 tablespoons of the lime juice, Fish Sauce, shallots and ginger in a bowl.
• When rice is golden, pour on plate to cool. In same skillet over high heat, add beef mixture. Cook, breaking meat into small pieces, about 5-7 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat.
• Add remaining tablespoon of lime juice, scallions, mint, cilantro, Garlic Chili Pepper Sauce and sugar to meat. Mix well.
• Add cooled rice to spice grinder or blender, and grind into a sandy powder. Add to meat mixture and mix well.
• Spoon laab into a serving bowl lined with lettuce leaves, or serve on individual leaves for a pretty presentation. Garnish with whole mint leaves.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the green onions, lemon grass, cilantro, mint leaves, lime juice, fish sauce, chili sauce and sugar until well combined and the sugar is dissolved. Adjust the flavor, if desired, by adding more sugar and/or fish sauce. Set aside.
• Cook the steak over high heat on a preheated grill for approximately 4-6 minutes on each side, until it is cooked medium. Do not overcook the meat! Remove from heat and slice into thin strips. Add the meat and its juices to the sauce and refrigerate, tightly covered, for at least 3 hours.
• Tear the lettuce into bite size pieces and place in a salad bowl. Arrange the cucumber on top of the lettuce, and then pour the meat and sauce over. Top with the cherry tomatoes and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• Combine the salt and tumeric. Put the eggplant in a colander. Sprinkle with the salt mixture and toss. Set aside for 1 hour. Rinse and pat dry.
• Heat some of the oil in a cast-iron skillet. Add the eggplant and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Transfer to a large glass or ceramic bowl.
• Combine the mustard seeds, vinegar, onion, garlic and gingerroot in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a clean skillet. Add the mustard mixture and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, chili, cinnamon, sugar and tamarind. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 15 additional minutes. Pour over the eggplant and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Put the steak in a large glass or ceramic baking dish. Combine the garlic, sugar, vinegar, olive oil, nuoc mam, soy sauce and pineapple in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. Pour the marinade over the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Bring the meat to room temperature. Grill over hot coals until rare, about 3 minutes per side. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
• To assemble, divide the eggplant salad among 4 plates. Slice the meat into very thin strips crosswise. Drape 4 slices of meat over the top of each salad. Garnish with fresh mint.

Steps:

• Prepare the salad by combining all the vegetables in a large bowl. Combine the tamarind with the sugar and rice wine and toss with the vegetables to marinate while the beef is cooking.
• Cook the beef in two batches so that each batch is well seared and served medium rare. Heat half the peanut oil in a wok or large skillet until hot. Add half the beef, season with salt and pepper and cook quickly over high heat. As the beef sears well but before it overcooks, remove from the pan and briefly set aside while you repeat the procedure with the remaining beef. When the second batch is similarly cooked, return the first batch of beef to the pan and quickly heat all together.
• Add the ginger, cumin, basil and fish sauce. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more before serving by pouring over and wilting the marinated vegetable salad.
• Serve with glutinous rice that has soaked raw overnight and then steamed for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• To make the Dressing: Mix together all the ingredients and chill.
• To make the Salad: Mix together all the ingredients (except the sesame seeds) in a large bowl. Just before serving, toss the dressing with the salad and top with the sesame seeds.

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine 6 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon lime juice, chili sauce and cilantro; shake well. In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat; arrange on four plates. , In a large skillet, cook the beef, garlic, coriander and basil in remaining oil for 5-6 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Sprinkle with remaining lime juice. Spoon beef and pan juices over salad.

Steps:

• Preheat a charcoal grill or preheat the oven broiler to high.
• Rub the beef with the oil and set aside.
• Combine the lime juice, fish sauce and garlic and set aside.
• Cut off the stems of the fresh coriander. Set the tender leaves aside. Chop the stems finely and add them to the lime juice mixture. Add the hot red-pepper flakes.
• Put the lettuce leaves, scallions, cucumber rounds, tomato wedges and red onions in a salad bowl.
• Put the meat on the hot grill or under the broiler and grill or broil to the rare stage.
• When the meat is cooked to the desired degree of doneness, place it while it is still hot on a board and slice it as thinly as possible. Add the hot meat to the salad bowl. Stir the sauce well and pour it over all. Toss to blend, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Break noodles in half, and cook according to package instructions. Drain noodles, rinse with cold water, and drain again.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together lime juice, oil, sugar, and curry paste. Add noodles, roast beef, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Serve, or cover and refrigerate overnight. Sprinkle with peanuts when ready to serve.

Steps:

• Dry roast the rice in a skillet until browned, then pound or process to a coarse powder and set aside.
• Brown the ground meat with the garlic- If using ground chicken, saute the garlic for a minute in oil first.
• Add shallots, scallions, mint leaves and roasted rice powder.
• Stir fry until the shallots become limp.
• Remove from heat.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Let chill slightly.
• Serve with rice, cellophane noodles or wrapped in lettuce leaves.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broiler setting. Broil rib eye to desired doneness. When cool enough to handle, slice into 1/4 inch by 1 inch strips.
• In a large bowl, combine the steak, cucumbers, onions, chiles, lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce. Stir gently for 5 minutes, or until flavors are well blended.