Thai Beef Salad

Ingredients

100g mixed salad leaves
1 capsicum (sliced thinly)
1 cup of herbslaw
1 cup of cherry tomatoes
300g scotch fillet steaks

For the sauce: 

1/2 tablespoon of lime juice
1 tablespoon of chilli sauce
1 tablespoon of fish sauce
Handful of coriander leaves
Handful of  mint leaves
2 tablespoons of chopped roasted peanuts
1 red chilli

This is pretty straight forward.

Just grill the steak (a couple of minutes on each side), I did 4 minutes on each side and I was using a hot plate so it takes forever to cook something.  For gas cooker, you would probably want to cook the steak for about 2-3 minutes each side depending on the thickness of the steak.  I try to choose steaks with a good amount of fat (try to look for a nice marble pattern).

Once the steak is done, let it sit for about 2 minutes, the steak will still continue to cook while it's resting so you don't want to overcook it. 

Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.

Cut the remaining ingredients and steak into bite size pieces and mix well with the sauce.  Sprinkle chopped peanuts over the top as garnish.

This is what I made for valentines day and it was very nice with a glass of sav.

Enjoy.

Bibimbap - 비빔밥

Bibimbap means “mixed meal” and this is a very popular Korean dish.  Bibimbap is very simple dish.  You just need to prepare the veggies, cook the meat, fry an egg and arrange these neatly on top of a bowl of rice and last but not least, a swirl of the bibimbap sauce.  All these ingredients will be stirred together just before eating.

Serves 4

Ingredients

Cooked rice

1 packet of bean sprouts
4 carrots, peeled and cut into matchstick strips
2 courgettes, diced into small cubes
8 shiitake mushrooms, sliced thinly
Sesame oil
Dash of salt

200g minced beef
1 tsp minced garlic
Soy sauce

4 eggs

Bibimbap sauce:
2 Tbsp korean red pepper paste
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 Tbsp water
2 tsp sesame oil

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Prepare vegetables.
3. Stir fry each vegetable separately in some oil and season with salt and sesame oil.  Set aside in a large platter.
4. Stir fry minced beef with 1 tsp of minced garlic, break up any lumps and cook until browned.
5. In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the ‘Red pepper dressing’
6. Prepare 4 eggs, sunny side up.
7. Spoon rice into individual bowls.
8. Arrange egg, vegetables and beef on top of rice.
9. Serve with bibimbap sauce.
10. When ready, mix everything together and eat.