Name: Vietnamese beef salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tangy beef salad; 500 gram beef fillet; 2 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1/3 cup lime juice; 1/4 cup fish sauce; 2 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 clove garlic, chopped finely; 1 lemongrass stem, white part only, finely chopped; 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped; 1 medium (120g) carrot, peeled; 1 small (100g) red onion, sliced thinly; 1 lebanese (130g) cucumber, julienned; 1 cup loosely packed thai basil leaves; 1 cup loosely packed round mint; 1 cup loosely packed vietnamese mint; 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, chopped coarsely; 2 tablespoon fried shallots

Vietnamese beef salad

Fresh, zesty and full of flavour.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

With classic sweet, salty, sour Thai flavours plus crunchy nuts and tender meat, has flavour and texture well and truly covered in this beef salad.

Ingredients

Tangy beef salad

500 gram beef fillet

2 teaspoon vegetable oil

1/3 cup lime juice

1/4 cup fish sauce

2 tablespoon caster sugar

2 clove garlic, chopped finely

1 lemongrass stem, white part only, finely chopped

1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped

1 medium (120g) carrot, peeled

1 small (100g) red onion, sliced thinly

1 lebanese (130g) cucumber, julienned

1 cup loosely packed thai basil leaves

1 cup loosely packed round mint

1 cup loosely packed vietnamese mint

1/2 cup roasted peanuts, chopped coarsely

2 tablespoon fried shallots

Method

Tangy beef salad

1.Slice the beef fillet in half lengthways. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat; sear beef on all sides, cooking it for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, cover and rest for 10 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, combine the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar in a large bowl; stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the garlic, lemongrass and chilli. Slice the beef thinly; add to the marinade. Cover, refrigerate for 2 hours.

3.Using a vegetable peeler, slice thin ribbons of the carrot into a large bowl. Add the onion, cucumber and fresh herbs; toss to combine. Arrange the salad on a serving platter and top with the marinated beef, peanuts and shallots.

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