Beef Laab – Spicy Thai Beef Salad
Ingredients
- Sirloin cut into small pieces (Can also use ground beef or ground turkey)
- Juice of two limes
- Fish sauce to taste
- 2-3 shallots halved and thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno minced (or whatever fresh chili you can find).
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- 3 scallions thinly sliced
- Chopped cilantro to taste
- Chopped mint about a tablespoon.
- Sugar a dash
- Garlic salt to taste
Cucumber Salad Ingredients:
- 1 cucumber shredded or grated. Cut the leftover core into slices.
- 1 carrot shredded or grated
- Cherry tomatoes halved
- Green scallion thinly sliced
- Lime juice
- Salt
- Sugar
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a pan and saute the beef until it's just cooked.
- Add lime juice and fish sauce. Stir and let the flavors meld for a few minutes.
- Add the shallots, jalapeno, cayenne pepper and scallions. Let them cook briefly. I like them to remain crunchy.
- Season with chopped cilantro (I like a lot), a little chopped mint, plus a dash each of sugar and salt to taste.
- Serve with steamed rice and tender lettuce leaves for wrapping
For the Cucumber Salad
- Drain the excess liquid from the cucumber.
- Combine with the carrot, as many cherry tomatoes as you'd like and season with green scallion, lime juice, salt and sugar to taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Sodium: 1mg