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Thai Beef Salad

Thai Beef Salad

This was actually a Sirloin Steak which I cut the Paddywhack from. Old butchery skills, but nobody wants that bit of gristle in their salad! It cost £3.49, but we had everything else in store which had been budgeted for in other recipes. So I declare this little summery feast “In Budget”. Carrying forward left-overs isn’t really cheating. It’s part of the way we minimize waste and choose what we’ll eat on a daily basis.

Ingredients:-

Dressing:-


2 Birds Eye Chillies, finely diced
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp of Coriander stems, finely chopped
2 Tsp of Sugar
2 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
3 Tbsp of Lime Juice
1 Tsp of Sesame Oil
1 Lemon Grass, finely chopped
Salt


Steak:-

A Sirloin Steak, with the tough bit of sinew cut off ( Paddywhack as we called it in the butchers)
1 Tbsp of Oil to fry
Salt and fresh ground Pepper to season

Salad:-

Mixed Lettuce Leaves
8 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
1 Red Onion, finely sliced
1/2 A Cucumber, cut lengthways and rolled
A Handful of Coriander leaved, chopped
A Handful of Mint  leaves, chopped


To Garnish:-

A handful of Peanuts, chopped
Chopped Mint & Coriander leaves
1 Shallot, finely sliced and fried until crispy

Method:-

(1) Blend the Coriander stems, Chilli, Garlic Salt and Lemongrass until you have a smooth paste. We actually used our Pestle and Mortar .
(2) Set aside.
(3) Oil and Season the Steak and allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
(4) Fry over a high heat until seared on both sides, but still pink in the middle.
(5) Set aside to rest.
(6) Combine the salad ingredients and add to bowls.
(7) To the paste (1 above) add the Sugar, Fish Sauce, Lime Juice and Sesame Oil. Mix will.
(8) Slice the Steak into 5mm strips and arrange over the Salad.
(9) Pour over the dressing (7 above).
(10) Garnish with Mint, Coriander and copped Peanuts.
(11) Sprinkle the fried Shallot over the top.

The Fish Sauce and Sesame Oil combination in this dish really worked. The recipe sounds complicated, but it’s really not.

 

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We had some smoked Mackerel fillets in the freezer, so Sue went to work on a bit of recipe mangling….

Ingredients:-

4 Smoked Mackerel fillets, precooked and chopped
1 Tsp of Turmeric
200g of Long Grain Rice
A handful of fresh Coriander
2 Spring Onions, sliced
10 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 Tsp of Medium Curry Powder
2 Eggs, hard boiled and quartered
Salt & Pepper to Season
Oil to fry
2 Tbsp of Margarine or Butter
½ Tsp of Mustard Seeds
400ml of Chicken Stock
A Handful of Peas, thawed if previously frozen
A Handful of Curry Leaves
1 Lemon, quartered
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Onion, diced
200G of King Prawns, precooked
6 Mushrooms, chopped

Method:-

(1) Over a medium heat dry fry the Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves until they start to pop.
(2) Add the Oil and Margarine along with the Onion, frying until softened.
(3) Add the Garlic, followed by the Mushrooms.
(4) Stir in the Turmeric, Curry Powder, Salt & Pepper.
(5) Stir in the Rice and add the Chicken Stock.
(6) Allow to simmer stirring to avoid sticking.
(7) Add half of the chopped Coriander and stir in.
(8) When the Stock has almost absorbed add the  Mackerel, Prawns, Peas and Tomatoes. Stirring in.
(9) Stir gently until the  Mackerel and Prawns are heated through.
(10) Garnish with the Egg, Lemon, Spring Onion and remaining Coriander.

Sue is not generally a great fan of Smoked Fish. But we both really enjoyed this dish.

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