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Thai Nam Tok (Beef Waterfall Salad)

By cheryl4026

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"From Jennifer Sladek"

Serves | Prep Time 1 hr | Cook Time 30 minutes

Why I Love This Recipe

This recipe tastes like my mother's version of Nam Tok. The recipe is authentic and easy to follow. Also, it's super healthy. It's basically a beef salad, with a TON of flavor.

Ingredients You'll Need

For the marinade:
1 lb beef (or pork)
1 T ground black pepper
1.5 T light soy sauce

To make 1 plate of beef salad:
8 oz beef (I grilled 1 lb, but only used 8 oz for this recipe below)
1 T khao khua
2 T fish sauce
pinch of sugar (this is optional)
1 T dry chili flakes (or grind whole Thai dry chilies)
1.5 T lime juice (or more to taste)
5 small shallots
1 green onion stem
small handful of cilantro
mint to garnish

Directions

For the grilled beef:
Take the beef, or any type of meat you're using, and marinate it in the ground black pepper and soy sauce for about 1 hour.
Grill the beef on high heat for around 8 minutes on each side (depending on how thick it is), until the meat is medium rare or medium.
Once the beef is finished, set it on a plate to rest for about 5 - 10 minutes, collecting all the meat juice.
Slice the beef against the grain into thin bite sized strips.

For the nam tok salad:
Note: I marinated and grilled 1 lb of beef, but for this proceeding salad recipe, I only used 8 oz. of the cooked beef.
Peel the shallots and finely slice them, dice the green onions, and pluck a handful of mint leaves.
In a mixing bowl, add 8 oz. of the grilled sliced beef, and add the khao khua, fish sauce, sugar, chili flakes, lime juice, shallots, green onions, and mint leaves. Doesn't matter which order, just toss everything together.
Mix all the ingredients fully, and then taste test. The meat should be sour, salty and spicy to taste, with a freshness from the herbs. Add more lime juice or fish sauce as needed.

Pairs Well With

Sticky Rice

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